Question

A solar panel generates 3/5 of a kilowatt of power . A warehouse wants to generate 24 kilowatts of power. Write an equation to find how many solar panels the warehouse will need on its roof to generate 24 kilowatts of power. Solve the equation

Answer 1

3/5x=24

x= (24x5)/3
x= 120/3
x= 40 panels.

Answer 2

Answer:

$\frac{3}{5}s=24$

40 solar panels.

Step-by-step explanation:

Let 's' be the number of solar panels.

We have been given that a solar pane generates $\frac{3}{5}$ of a kilowatt of power. So 's' solar panels will generate $\frac{3}{5}s$ kilowatts of power.

We are also told that a warehouse wants to generate 24 kilowatts of power. To find the number of solar panels, we will equate the power generates by 's' panels to power needed by ware house as:

$\frac{3}{5}s=24$

Upon multiplying both sides by 5 we will get,

$5*\frac{3}{5}s=5*24$

$3s=120$

Now, we will divide both sides of our equation by 3.

$\frac{3s}{3}=\frac{120}{3}$

$s=40$

Therefore, the warehouse will need 40 solar panels on its roof to generate 24 kilowatts of power.