<|im_start|>system
You are a helpful assistant. You first think about the reasoning process in the mind and then provide the user with the answer. You should try to truely solve the question by yourself without cheating.  <|im_end|>
<|im_start|>user
 Working individually, Julie can peel potatoes in 10 hours and Ted can peel potatoes in 8 hours. If they work together but independently at the task for some hours, at which point Ted leaves, it takes Julie 0.9999999999999998 hours to complete the task alone. How many hours did Ted work with Julie before leaving? Show your work in <think> </think> tags. And return the final answer in <answer> </answer> tags.<|im_end|>
<|im_start|>assistant
Let me solve this step by step.
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Working individually, Julie can peel potatoes in 10 hours and Ted can peel potatoes in 8 hours. If they work together but independently at the task for some hours, at which point Ted leaves, it takes Julie 0.9999999999999998 hours to complete the task alone. How many hours did Ted work with Julie before leaving?
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