SOLUTION: What is the first step to solve w: 4/5=w/20

Question 590483: What is the first step to solve w:
4/5=w/20
Found 2 solutions by stanbon, richwmiller:
Answer by stanbon(75887) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
What is the first step to solve w:
4/5=w/20
------
Multiply both sides by 20 to get:
w = 20(4/5)
----
w = 4*4 = 16
======================
Cheers,
Stan H.
Answer by richwmiller(17219) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
The only step necessary is multiply both sides by 20
4/5*20=w/20*20
16=w

RELATED QUESTIONS
Trying to simplify this equation and Justify each step. w+3w+4(5+w-3w) Here is what I... (answered by stanbon,jim_thompson5910,Edwin McCravy)
what are the steps to solve (W-3)-5(W+7)=10(W+3)-(7W+5) (answered by MathLover1)
what is the multi step equation? 3(w+5)+w=5 (answered by solver91311)
What is the answer to 5(w-3)+4(2w+1), please could you do step to step how to wrk it... (answered by stanbon)
what is the answer to w/-5-4=-2 and how do I solve... (answered by Alan3354)
Need help to solve 4608=(36-w)(w)(w+4) I have to solve for w my work shows that the... (answered by jsmallt9)
0. Tell your classmates about your pet to set up the scenario for fencing a rectangle in (answered by solver91311)
what is... (answered by Fombitz)
Solve the equation: 6w/w-4 -5 =24/w - 4 (answered by fractalier)