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one eighth of Tony's book are mystery book.he has 3 mystery books.how many books does tiny have in all?

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If 3 is 1/8 of Tony's books then he would have 24 books. To get this you have to divide 3 by 1/8.
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x = total number of books
(1/8)x = 3
0.125 = 1/8
0.125x = 3
0.125x/0.125 = 3/0.125
x = 24
Tony has twenty four books in all
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