SOLUTION: If Maria age is 8 which is a quarter of her sister's age.what is their age in total?

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Question 1206360: If Maria age is 8 which is a quarter of her sister's age.what is their age in total?
Found 2 solutions by math_tutor2020, josgarithmetic:
Answer by math_tutor2020(3817)   (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!

Maria is 8 years old.
Her sister is 8*4 = 32 years old.
The total of their ages would be 8+32 = 40

Answer by josgarithmetic(39621)   (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
"what is their age in total"?

If 8 is one-fourth of age of sister then sister is 32.

"...age in total"?
No.
Maria is 8 and her sister is 32.

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