Answer: 172.65 pound
Step-by-step explanation:
a. What is the reading on his meter at the end of these three months?
January's electricity meter reading = 36,517.
Electricity used for next three months = 1 084 units
Meter reading at the end of the three months will be:
= 36517 + 1084
= 37601
b. In Janurary Mr Patel'a gas meter reading is 51 314. Three months later it is 51 809. How many units of gas has he used?
This will be:
= 51,809 - 51,314
= 495 units
c. Electricity costs 12 pence per unit. Gas costs 8.6 pence per unit. Work out the total cost of Mr Patel's gas and electricity for these three months.
Electricity used for next three months = 1 084 units
Gas used for next three months
= 495 units
Cost = (1084 × 12pence) + (495 × 8.6 pence)
= 13008 pence + 4257 pence
= 17265 pence = 172.65 pound
