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


Shawna can do a certain job in 5 years. Joe can do the same job in 6 years.

Shawna and Joe work together to complete the same job. However, Shawna starts working 3 years after Joe starts to work. How many years will it take for them to complete the job once Joe starts to work?


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