SOLUTION: A company has a set limit of at most $450 to be spent on its monthly electric bill. If electricity costs $0.12k/kW, find the number of kilowatts the company can use each month.

Question 106041: A company has a set limit of at most $450 to be spent on its monthly electric bill. If electricity costs $0.12k/kW, find the number of kilowatts the company can use each month.
Answer by BurningFlame_marc(77) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
Hello!
This is how I solve this kinds of problems.
Representation:let x be the number of kilowatts the company can use each month.
Equation:0.12x <= 450
Solution:
0.12x <= 450
x <= 3750
Final Answer: The company can use at most 3750 kilowatts.
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