SOLUTION: what does 5/3w=-10 equal?

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Question 554099: what does 5/3w=-10 equal?
Found 2 solutions by Alan3354, richard1234:
Answer by Alan3354(69443) About Me  (Show Source):
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what does 5/3w=-10 equal?
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It equals -10, and it equals 5/3w.
That's what you said.

Answer by richard1234(7193) About Me  (Show Source):
You can put this solution on YOUR website!
The question "what does 5/3w = -10" equal" doesn't make sense. Instead, you would rather say "5/3w = -10, what does w equal?"

Additionally, are you saying

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If then you can multiply both sides by 3/5, yielding w = -6. Or, if then cross-multiplying, -30w = 5, w = -1/6.