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Interpreting Labor Models in Facility Management

A facility manager uses the rational equation 17+1s=13\frac{1}{7} + \frac{1}{s} = \frac{1}{3} to estimate the time required for a cleaning project. If the number 7 represents the hours a lead technician takes to clean a unit alone and the number 3 represents the hours taken when working with an assistant, what does the variable ss specifically represent in this context?

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