I'll assume it'sSince there is a fraction on the left side, make the right side a fraction too by putting a 1 under it: What you want is w or 1w, not . So you have to multply by its reciprocal to make into 1. But if you multiply one side by you have to multiply the other side by too. Cancel the 9's on the left: Cancel the 7's on the left AND the right: Now all that's left is Edwin