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


Tammy can do a certain job in 11 months. Joe can do the same job in 6 months.

Tammy and Joe work together to complete the same job. However, Tammy starts working 2 months after Joe starts to work. How many months will it take for them to complete the job once Joe starts to work?


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