Three more than the quotient of a number and 6 is 8

Answer 1

Quotient indicates division. If we let x represent the unknown number , then we can write :

x/6 for the quotient of the number and 6.

Next we can show "three more than" by writing:

x/6 + 3

If we write an equation using the 8, then:

x/6 + 3 = 8

Solve the equation using inverses operations (subtract 3 from both sides of the equation and then multiply both sides of the equation by 6):

x/6 + 3 - 3 = 8 -3

x/6 = 5

6x/6 = 5 * 6

x = 30

You can check your solution:

30/6 is 5; then add 3 and your result is indeed 8