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During a rain shower, Jeanette collects 421242\frac{1}{2} gallons of water in a rain barrel outside her home. She uses 1141\frac{1}{4} gallons to water plants inside her house. Then, she uses 12\frac{1}{2} of the remaining water to wash a load of dirty laundry. How many gallons of water does Jeanette use to wash her laundry?\newlineWrite your answer as a whole number, fractions" target="_blank" class="backlink">fraction, or mixed number. Simplify any fractions.\newline___\_\_\_ gallons\newline

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Q. During a rain shower, Jeanette collects 421242\frac{1}{2} gallons of water in a rain barrel outside her home. She uses 1141\frac{1}{4} gallons to water plants inside her house. Then, she uses 12\frac{1}{2} of the remaining water to wash a load of dirty laundry. How many gallons of water does Jeanette use to wash her laundry?\newlineWrite your answer as a whole number, fraction, or mixed number. Simplify any fractions.\newline___\_\_\_ gallons\newline
  1. Subtract water for plants: Subtract the water used for plants from the total collected water. 4212114=411442\frac{1}{2} - 1\frac{1}{4} = 41\frac{1}{4} gallons remaining.
  2. Calculate laundry water: Calculate half of the remaining water to find out how much is used for laundry.\newline12\frac{1}{2} of 411441 \frac{1}{4} = 205820 \frac{5}{8} gallons.

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