Ten times the sum of half a number and 6 is 8

Let's call this unknown number, x.

So then we can put together the equation using the information from the question:

Then we start by distributing this 10 to both the and the 6:

Then we subtract 60 on both sides:

Then we divide both sides by 5 to solve for x:

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