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One eighth of Tony's books are mystery books. He has 3mystery books. How many books does tony have in all?

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Tony has 24 books. 1/8 is 3. 3•8.
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if one book = 1/8, then you can just multiply it by 3, for the three mystery books. 8x3= 24, so tony has 24 books in all.
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