Stray cats loved eating goldfish in the pond leaving 6 goldfish. Paige had raised 8 goldfish in the pond initially. How many goldfish disappeared?
First, we need to find how many goldfish were in the pond initially. 8 goldfish were in the pond initially, so we can say that 8 goldfish disappeared. 

Now, we need to find how many goldfish are in the pond now. 6 goldfish are in the pond now, so we can say that 2 goldfish are in the pond now. 

Therefore the answer (numeric) is: 

8