Zahra is anxious to save money on her utility bills and knows that changing the temperature of the water when she does laundry can help save money. Right now three-fourths of all her laundry is done with the hotter water. Use the table below to determine how much she currently pays in utility costs for laundry. Assume 1 load of wash per day.

Clothes washer w/electric water heater


Hot wash & warm rinse
71 cents per load

Warm wash & cold rinse
25 cents per load

If she cuts down the amount of laundry that she does in hot water to one-half, about how much will she save every year?
a.
$65 each year
b.
$42 each year
c.
$23 each year
d.
$392 each yea