Write the English phrase as an algebraic expression. Let the variable x represent the number.
-the sum of 40 divided by a number and that number divided by 40
A) $\frac { 40 + x } { 40 }$
B) $\frac { 40 } { x } - \frac { x } { 40 }$
C) $\frac { 40 } { x } + \frac { x } { 40 }$
D) $\frac { 40 + x } { x + 40 }$

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The phrase "the sum of 40 divided by a number and that number divided by 40" translates to adding together two fractions: one with 40 in the numerator and the variable in the denominator, and the other with the variable in the numerator and 40 in the denominator, which is represented by option C: $\frac { 40 } { x } + \frac { x } { 40 }$.

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Write the English Phrase as an Algebraic Expression $\frac { 40 + x } { 40 }$