document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=577976>Question 577976</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Solve -7(11-4w)-15w=-27-(50w-13w) </SPAN>\n" );
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document.write( "First multiply everything out:\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "-77 + 28w - 15w = -27 - 50w + 13w<BR>\n" );
document.write( "-77 + 13w = -27 - 37w\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "add 77 and 37w to both sides...\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "50w = 50\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "w=1\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "CHECK, plug w=1 into original equation:\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "-7(11-4)-15=-27-(50-13)<BR>\n" );
document.write( "-7(7)-15=-27 - 37<BR>\n" );
document.write( "-49-15 = -64<BR>\n" );
document.write( "-64=-64 &#8730;  </SPAN>\n" );
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