Task: Question Answering
Input (English): Problem: tom , working alone , can paint a room in 6 hours . peter and john , working independently , can paint the same room in 3 hours and 6 hours , respectively . tom starts painting the room and works on his own for one hour . he is then joined by peter and they work together for an hour . finally , john joins them and the three of them work together to finish the room , each one working at his respective rate . what fraction of the whole job was done by peter ? 
Options: a ) 1 / 2 , b ) 1 / 3 , c ) 1 / 4 , d ) 2 / 3 , e ) 2 / 5
Output (English): a