The thermostat setting of a house can be lowered by 2F by wearing a light long-sleeved sweater,

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The thermostat setting of a house can be lowered by 2°F by wearing a light long-sleeved sweater, or by 4°F by wearing a heavy long-sleeved sweater for the same level of comfort. If each °F reduction in thermostat setting reduces the heating cost of a house by 4 percent at a particular location, determine how much the heating costs of a house can be reduced by wearing heavy sweaters if the annual heating cost of the house is $600.
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Thermodynamics An Engineering Approach

ISBN: 978-0073398174

8th edition

Authors: Yunus A. Cengel, Michael A. Boles

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