Delayed Start Work Word Problems
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Answer the following work problem. Report your answer to the nearest tenth of a minute.


Petra can do a certain job in 10 minutes. Sue can do the same job in 11 minutes.

Petra and Sue work together to complete the same job. However, Petra starts working 3 minutes after Sue starts to work. How many minutes will it take for them to complete the job once Sue starts to work?


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