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


Alone, Frank can do a certain job in 17 months. When Frank and George work together, they can finish the same job in 16 months.

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


months