The amount of energy it takes to raise one pound of water one degree Fahrenheit is called a British Thermal Unit, or BTU. A therm is 100,000 of these units and is sometimes used by natural gas companies to measure energy consumption. While 100,000 of anything may seem like a large amount, sometimes even the therm is insufficient to express large quantities of energy. When this occurs, people use an even larger unit called the dekatherm.
Instructions
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Determine the thermal energy in dekatherms (Dth).
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Multiply this number by 10. This is the energy in therms (thm).
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Round your answer, if appropriate.