SOLUTION: The difference between one-half of a number and one-sixth of the number is equal to ten more than one-eighth of that number. Which equation could be used to find the number?

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Question 765443: The difference between one-half of a number and one-sixth of the number is equal to ten more than one-eighth of that number.
Which equation could be used to find the number?

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The difference between one-half of a number and one-sixth of the number
is equal to ten more than one-eighth of that number.
Which equation could be used to find the number?
:
1%2F2n - 1%2F6n = 1%2F8n + 10