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, Thadeus can do a certain job in 17 years. When Thadeus and Joe work together, they can finish the same job in 11 years.

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


years