Question

The electric heaters, in a 240 volt electric furnace, draw 40 amps of current. What is the total KW rating of the heaters?

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Answer:

  9.6 kW

Step-by-step explanation:

The product of volts and amps is watts. Here, that product is ...

  (240 V)(40 A) = 9600 W

1000 W is 1 kW, so this quantity is 9.6 kW

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This tells the power consumption. The "rating" may be different.