How do you solve #-7w + 2 = -3 #?
2 Answers
Just put 'w' on one side and numbers on the other.
Explanation:
So from the starting equation it goes like this:
-7w +2 = -3 /-2
-7w = -5 /:(-7)
w =
Explanation:
The objective is to have a single w on one side of the = and everything else on the other side. This format (equation) declares the worth of a single 'w'.
The w is already on the left hand side (LHS) so we do not need to move it.
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There is a 2 on the left so we need to 'get rid of it'
Subtract
But
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Make
Multiply both sides by
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Isolate w
Divide both sides by 7
But