Question

one eighth of a number added to 6 gives 8​

Answer 1

1/8x + 6 = 8

1/8x = 8 - 6

1/8x = 2

x = 2 × 8

x = 16

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Answer 2

Given-

One eighth of a number added to 6 gives 8​

To find-

Original number

Solution-

Let, The original number is $x$

We can write given information as

$\frac{1}{8}x +6=8$

Shift 6 to right side

$\frac{1}{8}x =8 -6$

$\frac{1}{8}x=2$

8 goes to right and it becomes multiply to 2

$x= 2\times8\\x= 16$

∴ The original number is 16.