The power rating of a vacuum cleaner is 0.8 kW if you use the vacuum cleaner for 2.5 hours how much energy does it use?

First, we need to convert the power rating from kW to watts:

0.8 kW x 1000 = 800 watts

Now, we can calculate the energy used by multiplying the power rating by the time used:

800 watts x 2.5 hours = 2000 watt-hours

Therefore, the vacuum cleaner uses 2000 watt-hours (or 2 kWh) of energy if used for 2.5 hours.