Clear my inbox of phantom unread numbers

My inbox says I have 8 new emails, but I don't.  That number 8 never goes away.  I have checked all my history and find no unread messages.  How do I get this number 8 to clear?

Resetting your iPad might help.  Hold the on/off and home keys together for 6 or 7 seconds till the Apple logo appears.
Hopefully that will do it.  If not, a more drastic thing you can do is restore your iPad.  Plug it in to your computer, sync with iTunes, and then click the "Restore" button when the iPad's icon is highlighted on the left.
Good luck.

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