Unknown Rate Work Word Problems
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Answer the following work problem. Report your answer to the nearest tenth of a day.


Alone, Thadeus can do a certain job in 14 days. When Thadeus and Mary work together, they can finish the same job in 12 days.

How long would it take Mary to do the job alone?


days