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three workers are to accomplish a job.the first worker can finish a job in 4 hours.the second worker can finish a job in 2 hours working together find the amount of time it would take the third worker to do the job on him own.


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Three workers are to accomplish a job.the first worker can finish a job in 4 hours.the second worker can finish a job in 2 hours working together find the amount of time it would take the third worker to do the job on him own.
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