Six less than twice a number is 10.
So lets call the 'number' x
So we want twice this number,
So we want 2x,
Then we want 6 less than 2x,
So now we have 2x - 6
And this is all equal to 10,
So, 2x - 6 = 10
Now we can work out the value of x
Add 6 to both sides of the equation:
2x - 6 + 6 = 10 + 6
2x = 16
Divide both sides of the equation by 2:
(2x)/2 = 16/2
x = 8
So the number you wanted to find is 8 