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Answer the following work problem. Report your answer to the nearest tenth of a week.


Mark can do a certain job in 8 weeks. Alice can do the same job in 9 weeks.

Mark and Alice work together to complete the same job. However, Mark starts working 5 weeks after Alice starts to work. How many weeks will it take for them to complete the job once Alice starts to work?


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