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


Petra can do a certain job in 6 years. Lee can do the same job in 9 years.

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


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