no, "8 less than ..." means you subtract 8 from ...
so, you want 1/6 C - 8
and it's not an equation (no = sign); it is just an expression
I need to write "8 less than one-sixth of C" as an equation. I thought it was 8-1/6C but that was wrong so I'm confused???
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9 less than one-sixth of C