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


Mary can do a certain job in 5 hours. Mark can do the same job in 8 hours.

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


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