A number added to 8 times that numbers reciprical is 6, find the number

a 3 b 2 c 7 d 14 ... ?

Call your unknown number x. The reciprocal would be1/xYou are supposed to add your unknown number to 8 times its reciprocal, orx+8 (1/x) This is all supposed to equal 6, so you havex+8/x=6

Solve for x to get your number.

n + 8 (1/n) = 6n^2 + 8 = 6nn^2 - 6n + 8 = 0 (n - 4) (n - 2) = 0n = 2, 4

So 2 and 4 both are answers in my opinion.