The Amount of Electricity Used in a Typical All-Electric Home

question 53

Short Answer

The amount of electricity used in a typical all-electric home is shown in the circle graph. If, in a certain month, a home used 1,200 kwh (kilowatt-hours), find the amounts of electricity used by the water heater, as displayed in the graph.
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__________ kwh

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