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Chen's report will take 8 1/3 hours to complete. He has worked 3/5 of that time doing research. How long has he worked?
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Chen's report will take 8 1/3 hours to complete. He has worked 3/5 of that time doing research. How long has he worked?

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he has worked only 5 hours on his report


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He has worked for 5 hours. 8 and 1/3 is equal to 24/3. Multiply that by 3/5 to get 75/15 which simplifies to 5.
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