Ten times the sum of half a number and 6 is 8.
That would beĀ \(10( \frac{1}{2} n + 6) = 8\)\(\frac{1}{2} n+6= \frac{8}{10}\)\(.5n + 6 = .8\)\(.5n = -5.2\)\(n=-2.6\)Hope that helps :)