document.write( "Question 409262: 16-2(8w-7)=3w-18(2-w) \n" ); document.write( "
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"16-2%288w-7%29=3w-18%282-w%29\" Start with the given equation.\r
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"16-16w%2B14=3w-36%2B18w\" Distribute.\r
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"-16w%2B30=3w-36%2B18w\" Combine like terms on the left side.\r
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"-16w%2B30=21w-36\" Combine like terms on the right side.\r
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"-16w=21w-36-30\" Subtract \"30\" from both sides.\r
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"-16w-21w=-36-30\" Subtract \"21w\" from both sides.\r
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"-37w=-36-30\" Combine like terms on the left side.\r
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"-37w=-66\" Combine like terms on the right side.\r
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"w=%28-66%29%2F%28-37%29\" Divide both sides by \"-37\" to isolate \"w\".\r
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"w=66%2F37\" Reduce.\r
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "So the answer is \"w=66%2F37\" which approximates to \"w=1.784\". \r
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