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We're going to use 'n' to represent the number.

8n = 48 (same thing as 8 x n = 48)

8n/8 = 48/8 (divide both sides by 8)

n = 6 (times 8 and divided by 8 cancel each other 8, leaving n)

8 x 6 = 48

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