Casey has n number of movies in her collection. James has 1 1/2 times as many movies as Casey James and 42 movies. Complete the equation models the situation. Then give the value of n

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Let n be the number of movies in Casey's collection.
James has 1.5n movies.

According to the given information, James has 42 movies:
1.5n = 42

Solving for n:
n = 42 / 1.5
n = 28

Therefore, Casey has 28 movies in her collection.