Question

Ten times the sum of half a number and 6 is 8

Answer 1

Let's call this unknown number, x.

So then we can put together the equation using the information from the question:

$10*(\frac{1}{2}*x+6)=8$

Then we start by distributing this 10 to both the $\frac{1}{2}x$ and the 6:

$5x+60=8$

Then we subtract 60 on both sides:

$5x=-52$

Then we divide both sides by 5 to solve for x:

$x=\frac{-52}{5}$ or $-10\frac{2}{5}$