SOLUTION: T.J. gave 16 books to the library book sale. This was 1/3 of his books. Write and solve an equation to determine how many books b T.J. had.

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Question 291396: T.J. gave 16 books to the library book sale. This was 1/3 of his books. Write and solve an equation to determine how many books b T.J. had.
Answer by rfer(16322) About Me  (Show Source):
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16/(1/3)=
16*3/1=48/1
48 total