SOLUTION: Could someone show me how to solve this equation? {{{7/w=8/w-1/11}}}

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Question 160441: Could someone show me how to solve this equation?
7%2Fw=8%2Fw-1%2F11
Answer by jim_thompson5910(35256) About Me  (Show Source):
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7%2Fw=8%2Fw-1%2F11 Start with the given equation.


77=88-w Multiply every term by the LCD 11w to clear the fractions.


77-88=-w Subtract 88 from both sides.


-11=-w Combine like terms


%28-11%29%2F%28-1%29=w Divide both sides by -1 to isolate w.


11=w Reduce


So the answer is w=11