SOLUTION: use the distributive property to help you solve this 5(w-2)=25

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Question 414871: use the distributive property to help you solve this
5(w-2)=25
Answer by richard1234(7193) About Me  (Show Source):
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You can expand the left side using the distributive property:

5w - 10 = 25
5w = 35
w = 7

The easiest way is probably to divide both sides by 5 to get

w - 2 = 5
w = 7