SOLUTION: you do 4 loads of laundry each week at a lauderette where each load costs $1.25. you could buy a washing machine that costs $400 dollars. washing 4 loads at home will cost about a

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Question 278526: you do 4 loads of laundry each week at a lauderette where each load costs $1.25. you could buy a washing machine that costs $400 dollars. washing 4 loads at home will cost about a dollar per week for electricity. how many loads of laundry must you do in order for the costs to be equal?
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If each load costs $1.25, then the total you will spend for loads of laundry is . If you can do 4 loads for $1.00 at home, then each load costs about $0.25, and the cost for loads is . You need to know the value of so that is equal to plus the $400 that the washer costs:

Solve:



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