48. Plumbing A plumber replaced a showerhead that used 3.75 gallons per minute (gpm) with one...

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48. Plumbing A plumber replaced a showerhead that used 3.75 gallons per minute (gpm) with one that uses only 1.5 gpm. (a) How many gallons will the new showerhead save during an 8-minute shower? (b) How many gallons will it save during a 30-day month if a family takes four 8-minute showers per day? (c) If 1 cubic foot 7.48 gallons, how many cubic feet of water will the new head save this family per month? (Round to the nearest hundredth.) (d) If water costs $0.05 per cubic foot, how much money will the new showerhead save the family in a year? 48. Plumbing A plumber replaced a showerhead that used 3.75 gallons per minute (gpm) with one that uses only 1.5 gpm. (a) How many gallons will the new showerhead save during an 8-minute shower? (b) How many gallons will it save during a 30-day month if a family takes four 8-minute showers per day? (c) If 1 cubic foot 7.48 gallons, how many cubic feet of water will the new head save this family per month? (Round to the nearest hundredth.) (d) If water costs $0.05 per cubic foot, how much money will the new showerhead save the family in a year?

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