The sum of 8 and a number divided by 3 equals 6. Find the number.
A)6
B)-2/3
C)-6
D)52
10 IS NOT THE ANSWER PICK ONE OF THE FOLLOWING ANSWERS
To solve this problem, let's break it down step by step:
Let the number be represented by x.
According to the given information, the sum of 8 and the number, divided by 3, equals 6. This can be written as:
(8 + x) / 3 = 6
To isolate x, we first multiply both sides of the equation by 3:
3 * [(8 + x) / 3] = 3 * 6
Canceling out the 3 on the left side gives:
8 + x = 18
Next, we isolate x by subtracting 8 from both sides of the equation:
8 + x - 8 = 18 - 8
Simplifying further:
x = 10
Therefore, the number is 10. None of the given answer choices (A, B, C, D) are correct.
To find the number, let's set up the equation based on the given information.
Let's call the number "x".
The sum of 8 and the number divided by 3 equals 6 can be represented as:
(8 + x) / 3 = 6
To solve for x, we can multiply both sides of the equation by 3 to eliminate the fraction:
3 * ((8 + x) / 3) = 3 * 6
Simplifying it, we get:
8 + x = 18
To isolate x, we need to subtract 8 from both sides of the equation:
x = 18 - 8
Simplifying further, we have:
x = 10
Therefore, the number is 10.
Since none of the given answer choices match the value we found (10), it seems that there may be an error in the answer options provided.
To find the number, we can set up an equation based on the given information. Let's say the number is represented as "x".
According to the given information, the sum of 8 and the number (x) divided by 3 equals 6. We can write this as the following equation:
(8 + x) / 3 = 6
To solve for x, we need to isolate it on one side of the equation. We can do that by multiplying both sides of the equation by 3:
3 * (8 + x) / 3 = 6 * 3
This simplifies to:
8 + x = 18
Now, we can solve for x by subtracting 8 from both sides of the equation:
8 + x - 8 = 18 - 8
This simplifies to:
x = 10
Therefore, the value of the number is 10. However, the answer choices provided do not include 10. It seems that none of the given answer choices are correct.