Calculate the efficiency of a fossil-fuel power plant

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Calculate the efficiency of a fossil-fuel power plant that consumes 450 metric tons of coal each hour to produce useful work at the rate of 900 MW. The heat of combustion of coal (the heat due to burning it) is 28 MJ/kg.

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