Inspector Remorse estimates that he can solve the average murder in hours, a bank robbery in half that time, and a car theft in one third of the time he takes to solve a bank robbery. How many hours would he expect to take in solving two murders, six car thefts and four bank robberies?
Give your answer as an expression in terms of in its simplest form.
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