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, Petra can do a certain job in 27 months. When Petra and Thadeus work together, they can finish the same job in 17 months.

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


months