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


Sue can do a certain job in 7 minutes. Leslie can do the same job in 10 minutes.

Sue and Leslie work together to complete the same job. However, Sue starts working 4 minutes after Leslie starts to work. How many minutes will it take for them to complete the job once Leslie starts to work?


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