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New York State energy consumption (2008)
Transportation sector 28%
Residential sector 30%
Commercial sector 32%
Industrial sector 10%
The total energy consumption in New York State in 2008 was about 4,000 trillion btu. About how many trillion btu was consumed by the residential sector?

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The energy consumes by the residential sector in 2008 was 1200 trillion btu. This is a problem from percentage.

Here, the energy consumption in different sector in New York State (2008) is

Transportation sector 28%

Residential sector 30%

Commercial sector 32%

Industrial sector 10%

So, the total energy consumption is = 28% + 30% + 32% + 10% =100%.

Therefore, the power consume by Residential sector is 4000x30% = 1200 trillion btu.

In mathematics, a percentage is a number or ratio expressed as a fraction of 100. A percentage is a dimensionless number; it has no unit of measurement.

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