Roxanne and Eileen live in an apartment building with a laundry room in the basement.Roxanne does her laundry at home,spending $4 and 5 hours per week.Eileen sends her laundry out,spending $20 and 15 minutes per week transporting the laundry.On the basis of the information given,which one of the following must be true?

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The information given implies that Roxanne and Eileen have different preferences when it comes to doing laundry. Roxanne spends more time but less money to do her laundry at home, while Eileen spends less time but more money to send her laundry out. This suggests that they attach different utilities (or values) to their time spent doing laundry. Therefore, choice E is the only option that must be true based on the given information.

Roxanne and Eileen Live in an Apartment Building with a Laundry