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Jen has one-third the number of books that Brad has. Not Aniston and Pitt. Total coincidence. In terms of the number of books Brad has, how many books does Jen have?

This problem says that if we start out with the number of books Brad has and divide by three, we find the number of books Jen has. Let B be the number we start out with, which is the number of books Brad has. B can stand for either "Brad" or "books," whichever you like. It could also stand for "babies," of which Brad has several. Still not talking about Brad Pitt, strangely enough. Anyway, Jen has  books. Many of which are about how to get your man back. Again, not talking about Jennifer Aniston.