Jane and Jill both love to collect books. Jane has twice as many books as Jill. Together, they have a total of 216 books in thei

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svetlana [45]

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Jane and Jill both love to collect books. Jane has twice as many books as Jill. Together, they have a total of 216 books in thei

r collection. How many books does Jane have?

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mezya [45] · Answer 1 · 2021-12-27T04:35:47+03:00

mezya [45]4 years ago

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Answer:

144

Step-by-step explanation:

Jane has 2 times as many books as Jill, so there are 3 parts. Two parts Jane and one part Jill. So, divide 216 by 3 and it's 72, which equals one part. Jane has two parts, so 72 x 2. Jane has 144 books.