Question

One-third of the sum of a number and six is exactly the difference between that number and 12.
What is the number?

Answer 1

seriously wtf
so i get now that its
but exactly the difference between that and 12... difference taken from what?
two times that = 12? it is equal to 12? wtf does it mean lol

Answer 2

Lol it means that the difference between 12 and the number you're trying to find IS the number you're trying to find.