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An American president is not chosen directly by the people but by a group of officials known as the electoral college, in a manner prescribed by the US constitution and a complex set of state and federal laws. In theory, the electoral college chooses the candidate who won the most votes - but not always. (BBC News)

While, in theory, if you know that wattage of the device – usually printed on a label on the back, or in the instruction manual – and how long it will be running for, you can do a sum to work out how much it will cost. (The Telegraph)