Question

What resource will have to be used for the following work –

Salma wants to iron her clothes.

Answer 1

Coal or Electricity.

Explanation:

Electricity: Today, most of us use electric irons that require electricity to heat the metal plate, which then helps in removing the wrinkles from clothes.

Coal: Before electric irons became common, people used traditional “charcoal irons”. These irons had a hollow compartment that could be filled with burning charcoal (coal). The heat from the burning coal would heat up the iron’s metal base, and that hot base would be used to iron the clothes.

So, in earlier times (and in some rural areas even today), coal was used as the heating source for ironing clothes. That’s why both “coal or electricity” are considered resources for ironing clothes, depending on the type of iron being used.