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Two workers A and B are engaged to do a piece of work.Working alone, A takes 8 hours more to complete the workthan if both worked together. On the other hand, workingalone, B would need `4 1/2` hours more to complete the work than if both worked together. How much time would they take tocomplete the job working together?

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