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


Frank can do a certain job in 11 months. Thadeus can do the same job in 10 months.

Frank and Thadeus work together to complete the same job. However, Frank starts working 4 months after Thadeus starts to work. How many months will it take for them to complete the job once Thadeus starts to work?


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