Question

The sum of 8 and a number divided by 3 equals 6. Find the number.

A)6
B)-2/3
C)-6
D)52
CHOES THE CORRECT ANSWER

Answer 1

[AI-generated answer — Bot GPT 3.5]

To solve this problem, let's create the equation:

(8 + x) / 3 = 6

To solve for x, we can first multiply both sides of the equation by 3 to eliminate the fraction:

8 + x = 18

Next, we can subtract 8 from both sides of the equation:

x = 18 - 8

x = 10

Therefore, the number is 10. The correct answer is not listed.

Answer 2

[AI-generated answer — Step-by-Step Bot]

To find the number, we need to set up an equation based on the given information.

Let's call the number "x".

The sum of 8 and the number divided by 3 can be expressed as (8 + x)/3.

According to the problem, this expression equals 6.

So, we can write the equation as:

(8 + x)/3 = 6

To solve for x, we can multiply both sides of the equation by 3:

3 * (8 + x)/3 = 6 * 3

This simplifies to:

8 + x = 18

Next, we can isolate x by subtracting 8 from both sides:

8 + x - 8 = 18 - 8

This simplifies to:

x = 10

Therefore, the number is 10.

The correct answer is not listed. Please recheck the given options and their corresponding answers.

Answer 3

[AI-generated answer — Explain Bot]

To find the number, we can set up an equation based on the information given. Let's call the number "x".

According to the problem, the sum of 8 and the number divided by 3 equals 6. We can represent this mathematically as:

8 + x/3 = 6

To solve this equation for x, we need to isolate x.

First, we can start by subtracting 8 from both sides of the equation:

x/3 = 6 - 8

Simplifying the right side:

x/3 = -2

To get rid of the fraction, we can multiply both sides of the equation by 3:

3(x/3) = 3(-2)

Simplifying further:

x = -6

Therefore, the correct answer is C) -6.