SOLUTION: MARY IS 8 YEARS OLD. HER FATHER SAM IS 44 YEARS OLD. THE TOTAL OF BOTH THEIR AGE IS 1/4 OF MARY'S AGE IN HOW MAY YEARS?

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Question 1138617: MARY IS 8 YEARS OLD. HER FATHER SAM IS 44 YEARS OLD. THE TOTAL OF BOTH THEIR AGE IS 1/4 OF MARY'S AGE IN HOW MAY YEARS?
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Answer by josgarithmetic(39617) About Me  (Show Source):
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x more years
8%2B44=%281%2F4%29%28x%2B8%29
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52=%281%2F4%29%28x%2B8%29
208=x%2B8
x=200

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Answer by MathTherapy(10552) About Me  (Show Source):
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MARY IS 8 YEARS OLD. HER FATHER SAM IS 44 YEARS OLD. THE TOTAL OF BOTH THEIR AGE IS 1/4 OF MARY'S AGE IN HOW MAY YEARS?
First: NO CAPS!

Second: How can the SUM of their ages be 1%2F4 of the SMALLER age? Doesn't make any SENSE at all!