we are given with the statement: a number added to 8 times the numbers reciprocal is 6 and told to determine the numbers. let n be the number. the expression then is represented as n + 8 (1/n) = 6
n + 8 (1/n) = 6
n2 + 8 = 6n
This is a quadratic equation, hence the number could be n = 4 or n =2.