Unknown Rate Work Word Problems
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Answer the following work problem. Report your answer to the nearest tenth of a year.


Alone, Robert can do a certain job in 20 years. When Robert and Thadeus work together, they can finish the same job in 5 years.

How long would it take Thadeus to do the job alone?


years