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one eighth of Tony's books are mystery books. He has 3 mystery books. How many bookstony have in all?

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If you would like to know how many books does Tony have in all, you can calculate this using the following steps:

1/8 of books are mystery books.
3 mystery books.

1/8 of x equals to 3
1/8 * x = 3 /*8
x = 3 * 8
x = 24 books

Result: Tony has 24 books.
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