Aunt Polly is baking muffins at a speed of 4 muffins per minute. Tom comes into the kitchen when Aunt Polly has 12 muffins, and begins to eat these muffins at a speed of 6 muffins per minute. When he finally leaves the kitchen, there are 4 muffins at the table. How long did Tom stay in the kitchen?

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4 mins to clear the table

He eats existing 12 muffins is 2 mins by then 8 muffins are baked, another minute to eat 6 muffins and by then there are 4 more muffins totalling to 6. He finishes that in another min (4 mins) and leaves but aunt placed 4 more on the table after he left.