CAN SOMEONE PLEASE HELP ME I REALLY NEED HELP I HAVE TWO MINUTES LEFT!!

An unknown number of kids and buses are getting assigned. when assigning 4 kids to each bus, there are 2 kids that aren't placed in a bus. when assigning 8 kids to each bus, there are 2 empty buses. how many total kids are there?

I’m stuck on this equation, anyone got the answer?

The first week samantha learned to read braille, she could read 10 words per minute. in the second week she increased her speed by 20%. in the third week she increased her speed again by another 25%. how many words could she read per minute by the third week? hurry and tell me!