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?

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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