In order to find the initial number, we need to create the expression that is being mentioned and solve for the initial value by applying the opposite expressions to isolate the variable.
(((x / 42) * 8) + 10) = 34 ... subtract 10 from both sides
((x / 42) * 8) = 24 ... divide both sides by 8
(x / 42) = 3 ... multiply both sides by 42
x = 126
Finally, we can see that the initial value was 126
