Six times a number decreased by ten is eight. Find the number. Responses A 22 B 33 C 44 D 5
To solve this problem, let's set up an equation:
6n - 10 = 8
Now, let's solve for n:
Add 10 to both sides of the equation:
6n - 10 + 10 = 8 + 10
6n = 18
Divide both sides of the equation by 6:
6n/6 = 18/6
n = 3
Therefore, the number is 3.
However, none of the given answer choices match 3. So, we can conclude that there may be an error in the problem or answer choices.
The answers glitched its actually
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I apologize for the confusion. In that case, let's solve the equation again with the corrected answer choices:
6n - 10 = 8
Add 10 to both sides of the equation:
6n - 10 + 10 = 8 + 10
6n = 18
Divide both sides of the equation by 6:
6n/6 = 18/6
n = 3
Therefore, the correct number is 3, which corresponds to answer choice D.
To find the number, we need to solve the equation given. Let's go step by step:
1. Let's say the number we are trying to find is "x."
2. "Six times a number" can be expressed as 6x.
3. "Decreased by ten" can be represented as 6x - 10.
4. According to the equation given, 6x - 10 is equal to 8.
5. So, we can write the equation as: 6x - 10 = 8.
To solve for x, let's isolate x by performing the following steps:
1. Add 10 to both sides of the equation to cancel out the -10 on the left side:
6x - 10 + 10 = 8 + 10
6x = 18
2. Divide both sides of the equation by 6 to solve for x:
6x/6 = 18/6
x = 3
Therefore, the number we are looking for is x = 3.
None of the given response options A, B, C, or D match the calculated value of x.