SOLUTION: I keep working the problem and get a fraction as an answer. I get w= -17/2 -5/8(16w - 24) + 35

SOLUTION: I keep working the problem and get a fraction as an answer. I get w= -17/2 -5/8(16w - 24) + 35

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Question 157592: I keep working the problem and get a fraction as an answer. I get w= -17/2
-5/8(16w - 24) + 35
Answer by Earlsdon(6294) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
Simplify:
Factor an 8 from the parentheses.
Cancel the 8's leaving you with:
Apply the distributive property...and don't forget the sign change -5(-3) = +15.
Simplify.
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