Five more than the quotient of a number and eight is 42

The quotients of numbers simply means the division of the said numbers.

The number is 296

Let the number be x.

The quotient of x and 8 means x divided by 8:  

5 more than this quotient is represented as:

So, we have:

Subtract 5 from both sides

Multiply both sides by 8

Hence, the number is 296.

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= 42.

Step-by-step explanation:

given:five more than The quotient of a number and eight is 42.

To find: Expression .

Solution: we have given that five more than The quotient of a number and eight is 42.

let the number x .

According to question

quotient of a number and eight  =

five more than The quotient of a number and eight is 42 == 42.

Therefore , = 42.