Mrs Malaiti paid 58300 to an electricity   Company to buy electricity units the charge in included k3000  Tv license fee .if she bought 580 units what was the cost of 1 units?

To find the cost of one unit of electricity, we first need to determine the amount Mrs. Malaiti paid solely for the electricity units, excluding the TV license fee.

Given:
- Total amount paid: K58,300
- TV license fee: K3,000
- Number of units bought: 580 units

### Step 1: Subtract the TV license fee from the total amount.
\[
\text{Amount paid for electricity} = 58,300 - 3,000 = 55,300 \text{ Kwacha}
\]

### Step 2: Calculate the cost per unit.
\[
\text{Cost per unit} = \frac{55,300}{580} \approx 95.34 \text{ Kwacha/unit}
\]

So, the cost of 1 unit of electricity is approximately **K95.34**.

Would you like more details or have any other questions? Here are five related questions you might find interesting:

1. How would the cost per unit change if the TV license fee increased to K5,000?
2. What would be the total cost if she bought 650 units at the same rate?
3. How can you verify the accuracy of the cost per unit calculation?
4. What is the percentage of the TV license fee in the total payment?
5. How would the cost per unit change if she had bought 500 units instead?

**Tip:** When solving word problems, always isolate the necessary information first before performing calculations.

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