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You are considering purchasing a compact washing machine, and you have the following information:
The Energy Guide claims an estimated yearly electricity use of 350 kW-hrs, based on 8 loads of laundry being washed per week.
The Energy Guide claims an estimated yearly operating cost of $38. This estimate is based on $0.1065 per kW-hr, and eight loads of laundry being washed per week.
Local electricity costs $0.086 per kW-hr.
You wash four loads of laundry per week.
Based on this information, first calculate the energy that would be used by this compact washing machine in a year. Then calculate the yearly energy cost.
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$3.27
$19.00
$15.34
$178.4
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