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How do I figure out this equation 17=w/16?

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proportional relationship
17 w
--- = ----
1 16

w=272
User Logbahadur Gurkha
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17 =
(w)/(16) Multiply both sides by 16 to cancel out the fraction
272 = w

w = 272
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