Asked by Miss harry potter
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
A)6
B)-2/3
C)-6
D)52
10 IS NOT THE ANSWER PICK ONE OF THE FOLLOWING ANSWERS
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GPT 3.5
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.
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.