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The father of Maria is x years old. Which expression best represents Maria's age if she is 1 3 of her father's age?

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in this case, maria will be x and her father with be y
x = 1/3y
User Timofey Goncharov
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the answer is x/3 because the dad is 1/3 of maria's age so that equals to x/3



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