Answer:
24 books does tony have in all
Step-by-step explanation:
Let y be the books does tony have in all.
As per the statement:
1/8 of tony's books are mystery books.he has 3 mystery books
⇒\(\frac{1}{8} \cdot \text{ tony's books are mytery books}= 3\)
⇒\(\frac{1}{8}x =3\)
Multiply both sides by 8 we get;
\(x = 3 \cdot 8\)
Simplify:
\(x = 24\)
Therefore, 24 books does tony have in all
