Answer:
Equation: x/9 + 2 = 8
Solution: x = 54
Explanation:
I'd imagine the question is asking "two more than the quotient of a number and 9 is 8." Let's break this down:
- two more than means we're going to be adding two to the following quantity in the sentence.
- the quotient of a number and 9 we can interpret as a division expression. We don't know what "a number is," so we can give it a label (I'll pick n), and we can now write it is x/9. Taken with that last bullet point, our expression becomes x/9 + 2.
- Finally, we're told that the result of this expression is 8, so we can write the compete equation as x/9 + 2 = 8.
Now, if we want to solve this:
We can start by subtracting 2 from either side, giving us
x/9 = 6
And multiplying either side by 9 gives us the solution
x = 54.