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Ernie and Mike painted a fence together in aa hours. It would have taken Ernie bb hours to paint the fence by himself. What fraction of the fence did Ernie paint? What fraction of the fence did Mike paint?

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In this problem, Ernie and Mike painted the fence together in aa hours. If Ernie worked alone, it would take him bb hours to complete the job. Therefore, Ernie's rate of work is 1b\dfrac{1}{b}.

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