SOLUTION: The charge for electricity is 3 cents per unit for lighting and 1/2 cents per unit for heating.A man's bill for a quarter should have been $8. by mistakes his lighting was charged
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Question 448128: The charge for electricity is 3 cents per unit for lighting and 1/2 cents per unit for heating.A man's bill for a quarter should have been $8. by mistakes his lighting was charged at 1/2cents per unit and his heating at 3 cents per unit. the amount of the bi1l was $13. use any matrix method to find how many units of electricity he used altogether Answer by stanbon(75887) (Show Source):
You can put this solution on YOUR website! The charge for electricity is 3 cents per unit for lighting and 1/2 cents per unit for heating.
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A man's bill for a quarter should have been $8.
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By mistakes his lighting was charged at 1/2 cents per unit and his heating at 3 cents per unit. the amount of the bi1l was $13.
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Use any matrix method to find how many units of electricity he used altogether
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Equations:
Proper charges: 3L + (1/2)H = 800 cents
Wrong Charges: (1/2)L+ 3H = 1300 cents
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Multiply thru 1st by by 2.
Multiply thru 2nd by 12
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6L + H = 1600
6L = 18H = 12*1300
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Subtract and solve for "H":
17H = 14000
H = 823.53
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Solve for L:
3L + (1/2)H = 800
3L + 411.76 = 800
3L = 388.24
L = 129.4``
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Total # of units = 823.53 + 129.41 = 952.94
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Cheers,
Stan H.
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