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Question
-7-5w-7w=5-9w
Solve the equation
w=-4
Evaluate
-7-5w-7w=5-9w
Subtract the terms
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Evaluate
-5w-7w
Collect like terms by calculating the sum or difference of their coefficients
\left(-5-7\right)w
Subtract the numbers
-12w
-7-12w=5-9w
Move the expression to the left side
-7-12w+9w=5
Move the expression to the right side
-12w+9w=5+7
Add and subtract
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Evaluate
-12w+9w
Collect like terms by calculating the sum or difference of their coefficients
\left(-12+9\right)w
Add the numbers
-3w
-3w=5+7
Add and subtract
-3w=12
Change the signs on both sides of the equation
3w=-12
Divide both sides
\frac{3w}{3}=\frac{-12}{3}
Divide the numbers
w=\frac{-12}{3}
Solution
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Evaluate
\frac{-12}{3}
Reduce the numbers
\frac{-4}{1}
Calculate
-4
w=-4
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