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


David can do a certain job in 6 hours. Shawna can do the same job in 11 hours.

David and Shawna work together to complete the same job. However, David starts working 5 hours after Shawna starts to work. How many hours will it take for them to complete the job once Shawna starts to work?


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