Jessica and Darren are painting a fence. Working alone at

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Jessica and Darren are painting a fence. Working alone at his constant, independent rate for one hour, Darren paints 1/6 of the fence before Jessica joins him and paints at her own constant rate until the fence is done. If Jessica and Darren paint together for 2 hours before the job is complete, how many hours would it have taken Jessica to paint the fence alone?

A. 4 hours
B. 14/3 hours
C. 5 hours
D. 16/3 hours
E. 6 hours

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