Questions: The cost for electricity varies directly with the amount of kilowatt-hours of electricity used. The cost for using 1,079 kilowatt-hours of electricity was 129.48. What was the cost for using 908 kilowatt-hours of electricity?

The cost for electricity varies directly with the amount of kilowatt-hours of electricity used. The cost for using 1,079 kilowatt-hours of electricity was 129.48. What was the cost for using 908 kilowatt-hours of electricity?
Transcript text: The cost for electricity varies directly with the amount of kilowatt-hours of electricity used. The cost for using 1,079 kilowatt-hours of electricity was $\$ 129.48$ What was the cost for using 908 kilowatt-hours of electricity?
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Paso 1: Identificar la relación de proporcionalidad directa

La relación entre el costo de la electricidad y la cantidad de kilovatios-hora (kWh) utilizados es directamente proporcional. Esto significa que el costo C C es igual a una constante k k multiplicada por la cantidad de kWh E E :

C=kE C = k \cdot E

Paso 2: Calcular la constante de proporcionalidad k k

Sabemos que el costo de 1,079 kWh es \$129.48. Usamos esta información para encontrar \( k \):

129.48=k1079 129.48 = k \cdot 1079

Despejamos k k :

k=129.4810790.1200 k = \frac{129.48}{1079} \approx 0.1200

Paso 3: Calcular el costo para 908 kWh

Ahora que conocemos k k , podemos calcular el costo para 908 kWh:

C=0.1200908108.96 C = 0.1200 \cdot 908 \approx 108.96

Respuesta Final

El costo por usar 908 kilovatios-hora de electricidad es:

C=$108.96 \boxed{C = \$108.96}

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