Maria plans on having 40 * 20/100 = <<40*20/100=8>>8 more stamps in her collection.

This means she wants to have 40 + 8 = <<40+8=48>>48 stamps.

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Maria collects stamps and wants to enlarge her collection. She has collected 40 stamps so far and plans to have 20% more. How many stamps in total does Maria want to collect?
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Maria collects stamps and wants to enlarge her collection. She has collected 40 stamps so far and plans to have 20% more. How many stamps in total does Maria want to collect?
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