Textbook Problem

How much power is consumed by a load drawing 5 A with 120 V across it?

Explanation of Solution

Given: A load with 5 A current and 120 V voltage.

To find:The power consumed by the load which is using 5 A of current and 120 V of voltage.

Solution:

The formula to find the power consumed is:

$\begin{array}{c}\text{Watt}=\text{Voltage}\times \text{Amp}\\ =120\times 5\\ =600\text{ watts}\end{array}$

Hence, the power consumed is 600 watts.