Answer with explanation:
It is given that, 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.
Let the number be x.
Writing the statement in terms of equations
[tex]\frac{x}{2}-\frac{x}{6}=10+\frac{x}{8}[/tex]
This equation can be used to find the number.