If you and you friend both can complete 1/6 of a task alone, you have to add 1/6+1/6 to find how fast you can work together. That comes out as 2/6 or 1/3 if you reduce. so It will take 3 hours for you to complete a task because 1/3+1/3+1/3=1
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