A small space heater uses 1,212 Watts of power. What does it cost in dollars to use the heater for an average of 14.7 hours every day for 30 c must pay 12.3 cents per kilowatt-hour? (Enter answer with 2 digits right of the decimal. Do not enter dollar sign.)

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A small space heater uses 1,212 Watts of power. What does it cost in dollars to use the heater for an average of 14.7 hours every day for 30 days if you must pay 12.3 cents per kilowatt-hour? (Enter answer with 2 digits right of the decimal. Do not enter dollar sign.)

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The power is 1212 W.

The number of the days is 30 days.

The run time of the heater is 14.7 h per day.

The cost of electricity is 12.3 cents/kW-h.

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