SOLUTION: How do I solve for W? 42=-6/5W

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Question 884063: How do I solve for W?
42=-6/5W
Answer by cigany29(23) About Me  (Show Source):
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To solve this, you want to isolate your variable. To do so, you must divide both sides by -6/5.
42=-6%2F5%28w%29
42%2F%28-6%2F5%29=%28-6%2F5%29%28w%29%2F%28-6%2F5%29
When you have division of fractions, you can multiply by the reciprocal...
42%2A%28-5%2F6%29=%28-6%2F5%29%28w%29%2A%28-5%2F6%29remember multiply fractions across, and your negative will cancel out so you get 30%2F30 here, which is 1
-210%2F6=1w
w=-35
check it
-35%2A%28-6%2F5%29=42