SOLUTION:
Step 1:
In this question, we are meant to:
Translate the following word phrases to an algebraic expression and simplify:
“8 times the difference of 6 times a number and 3”
Step 2:
Assuming the unknown number be y, we have that:

CONCLUSION:
The final answer is:

If you are -$8000 one month, the next month you need to make 8000 to break even.
April net profit must be +$8,000 to break even.
You would divide 10 into 477 to get 47.7, but you can't put 47.7 because you can't have a decimal. The answer is 47