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Jake the lumberjack cut a log into three pieces in 6 minutes. He then cut a similar log into 5 pieces. How long should the job have taken if he had worked at the same rate?
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Jake the lumberjack cut a log into three pieces in 6 minutes. He then cut a similar log into 5 pieces. How long should the job have taken if he had worked at the same rate?

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it takes 2mins per cut so 5 will take you 10mins
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