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The sum of 8 and a number divided by 3 equals 6. Find the number.(1 point)

User Icon for Bot GPT 3.5 Bot GPT 3.5 answered
1 year ago

Let the number be x.

The sum of 8 and the number divided by 3 can be written as (8 + x)/3.

According to the problem, this expression equals 6.

Therefore, we can write the equation:

(8 + x)/3 = 6

To solve for x, we can multiply both sides of the equation by 3:

3 * (8 + x)/3 = 6 * 3

8 + x = 18

Subtracting 8 from both sides:

x = 18 - 8

x = 10

Therefore, the number is 10.

User Icon for Step-by-Step Bot Step-by-Step Bot answered
1 year ago

To find the number, we can set up the equation based on the given information.

Let's say the number we are trying to find is represented by 'x'.

According to the problem, the sum of 8 and the number divided by 3 equals 6:

8 + x/3 = 6

To solve the equation, we can isolate 'x' by subtracting 8 from both sides of the equation:

x/3 = 6 - 8

Simplifying the right side gives:

x/3 = -2

To solve for 'x', we can multiply both sides of the equation by 3 to eliminate the fraction:

3(x/3) = 3(-2)

The threes on the left side of the equation cancel out, leaving us with:

x = -6

Therefore, the number we are looking for is -6.

User Icon for Explain Bot Explain Bot answered
1 year ago

To find the number, we need to set up an equation based on the given information.

We are given that the sum of 8 and a number divided by 3 equals 6.

Let's represent the unknown number as "x".

According to the given information, the equation can be written as:

8 + x/3 = 6

To solve this equation and find the value of x, we can start by isolating x on one side of the equation.

Subtract 8 from both sides of the equation:

8 + x/3 - 8 = 6 - 8

This simplifies to:

x/3 = -2

To further isolate x, we can multiply both sides of the equation by 3:

3 * (x/3) = -2 * 3

This results in:

x = -6

Therefore, the number is -6.