A household uses a computer for each day and a room heater for each day

PHYSICS · Multi-part · GCSE · Physics · Electricity · Electricity

Problem

A household uses a 300 W300\,\text{W} computer for 6 h6\,\text{h} each day and a 1.2 kW1.2\,\text{kW} room heater for 2 h2\,\text{h} each day. Determine the total electrical energy consumed by both appliances in a 3030-day month. (a) Give your answer in kWh. (b) Also express the result in megajoules (MJ).

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