John and James decided to have a dance-off.  John danced for 3 hours and then another 5 hours after taking a 1-hour break.  James danced the whole time John was dancing and resting, and then another 1/3 times more hours.  How long was their combined dancing time without including  John's break time?
How many hours did John dance? ** John dances 3+5=<<3+5=8>>8 hours
How many hours did John dance? ** John's total time is 3+5+1=<<3+5+1=9>>9 hours
How many hours did James dance? ** James dances 9/3=<<9/3=3>>3 hours longer than that
How many hours did James dance? ** So James dances 9+3=<<9+3=12>>12 hours
How many hours did John and James dance? ** So the total dancing time is 8+12=<<8+12=20>>20 hours
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