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


Leslie can do a certain job in 9 years. Shawna can do the same job in 10 years.

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


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