Question

eight subtracted from one third of a number________

Answer 1

let the number be x

then'

1/3 of x = x/3

then

x/3 -8

=(x-24)/3 

i hope this will help you 

- by ABHAY 

Answer 2

hiii!!!

here's ur answer...

let the number be x.

therefore one third of x = x/3

==> x/3 - 8

==> (x × 1)/(3 × 1) - ( 8 × 3 )/(1 × 3)

==> x/3 - 24/3

==> x - 24/3

sorry, first my answer was wrong...

thanks Abhay and Siddhartha bhaiya :D