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


Thadeus can do a certain job in 7 months. Alice can do the same job in 8 months.

Thadeus and Alice work together to complete the same job. However, Thadeus starts working 1 months after Alice starts to work. How many months will it take for them to complete the job once Alice starts to work?


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