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To win the annual read-a-thon at his school, Jon has to read more books than any of his classmates over winter break. He starts by reading a lot of sports books. Then, he reads $8$ mystery books. In all, Jon reads $24$ books for the read-a-thon.$\newline$Which equation can you use to find the number of sports books $n$ Jon reads?$\newline$Choices:$\newline$(A) $n + 8 = 24$$\newline$(B) $\frac{n}{8} = 24$$\newline$(C) $n - 8 = 24$$\newline$(D) $8n = 24$$\newline$Solve this equation for $n$ to find the number of sports books Jon reads.$\newline$____ sports books$\newline$