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


Thadeus can do a certain job in 5 minutes. Maria can do the same job in 9 minutes.

Thadeus and Maria work together to complete the same job. However, Thadeus starts working 4 minutes after Maria starts to work. How many minutes will it take for them to complete the job once Maria starts to work?


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