document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=110236>Question 110236</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> How do you find what w is in this problem : <BR>\n" );
document.write( "39-12w=7-16w </SPAN>\n" );
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document.write( "get the w's on one side and the rest on the other by performing an operation on both sides.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "39-12w+16w=7-16w+16w<BR>\n" );
document.write( "4w+39-39=7-39<BR>\n" );
document.write( "4w=-32<BR>\n" );
document.write( "4w/4=-32/4<BR>\n" );
document.write( "w=-8<BR>\n" );
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