SOLUTION: How do you solve: (w+5)-(2w+5)=5

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Question 329329: How do you solve:
(w+5)-(2w+5)=5
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(w+5)-(2w+5)=5
w+5-2w-5=5
w-2w+5-5=5
-w=5
divide by-1
-w/-1=5/-1
w=-5