Five times a number when increased by 8 gives 68. Find the number

5x + 8 = 68

5x = 60

x = 12

To find the number, let's set up an equation based on the given information.

Let's say the number is represented by "x."

The first part of the problem states that "Five times a number," which can be written as 5x.

The problem then says, "when increased by 8 gives 68." This can be written as 5x + 8 = 68.

Now we have an equation: 5x + 8 = 68.

To solve for x, we need to isolate the variable x.

First, we subtract 8 from both sides of the equation:

5x + 8 - 8 = 68 - 8

This simplifies to:

5x = 60

To isolate the x, we divide both sides of the equation by 5:

5x ÷ 5 = 60 ÷ 5

This gives us:

x = 12.

Therefore, the number is 12.