{{tag>conversions energy consumption chapter1_1}} {{include_n>100}} #@TaskTitle_HTML@##@Lvl_HTML@#~~#@ee1_taskctr#~~ Conversion: Energy Consumption #@TaskText_HTML@# Convert the following values step by step: How much energy does an average household consume per day when consuming an average power of $ 500~{\rm W} $? \\ How many chocolate bars ($2'000~{\rm kJ}$ each) does this correspond to? #@PathBegin_HTML~1~@# \begin{align*} W &= 500~{\rm W} \cdot 24~{\rm h} = 12000~{\rm Wh}= 43'200'000~{\rm Ws} = 43'200~{\rm kWs} &&= 43'200~{\rm kJ} \\ \text{Or: } W &= 0.5~{\rm kW} \cdot 24~{\rm h} = 12~{\rm kWh} = 43'200~{\rm kWs} &&= 43'200~{\rm kJ} \\ \\ n_{\rm bars} &={{43'200~{\rm kJ}}\over{2'000~{\rm kJ}}} = 21.6~{\rm chocolate~bars} \\ \end{align*} #@PathEnd_HTML@# #@ResultBegin_HTML~1~@# \begin{align*} 22~{\rm chocolate~bars} \end{align*} #@ResultEnd_HTML@# #@TaskEnd_HTML@#