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The family who spends more to run these appliances in a given 30 day period is given by: Option A: The reed family spends $13.80 more than the merrill family.
How to interpret integral multiplication?
Suppose that there are two positive integer numbers( numbers like 1,2,3,.. ) as a and b
Then, their multiplication can be interpreted as:
[tex]a \times b = a + a + ... + a \: \text{(b times)}\\\\a \times b = b + b +... + b \: \text{(a times)}[/tex]
For example,
[tex]5 \times 2 = 10 = 2 + 2 + 2 + 2 + 2 \: \text{(Added 2 five times)}\\or\\5 \times 2 = 10 = 5 + 5 \: \text{(Added 5 two times)}[/tex]
For this case, the missing table for expenses of both families is:
Reed Family Appliances
Gas range 5 cents per day
Gas dryer 1 load per day-10 cents per load
Electric water heater 90 cents per day
Typical later model refrigerator 16 cents per day
Total cost per day 5+10+90+16= 166 cents = $1.21
Merrill Family Appliances
Electric range 13 cents per day
Gas dryer - 1 load per day 10 cents per load
Gas water heater 40 cents per day
Energy Star-labeled refrigerator 12 cents per day
Total cost per day 13+10+40+12 = 75 cents = $0.75
Since each of them used these appliances for 30 days, so we get:
- Case 1: Expense by Reed Family in 30 days:
Expense in 30 days = [tex]30 \times[/tex] expense per day
Expense in 30 days = [tex]30 \times 1.21 = \$36.3[/tex]
- Case 2: Expense by Merrill Family in 30 days:
Expense in 30 days = [tex]30 \times[/tex] expense per day
Expense in 30 days = [tex]30 \times 0.75 = \$22.5[/tex]
So, Reed family spent more.
The difference is $36.3 - $22.5 = $13.80
Thus, the family who spends more to run these appliances in a given 30 day period is given by: Option A: The reed family spends $13.80 more than the merrill family.
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