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Man does (1/8) job in 1 hour. Child does (1/12) job in 1 hour.

Working together, they do (1/8 + 1/12) of the job in 1 hour, or (3/24 + 2/24) = 5/24.

(1 job) / (5/24 job per hour) = 24/5 = 4.8 hours = 4hours 48minutes

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