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Solve for W
-1/3 + W = 5 3/8

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-1/3+w=5 and 3/8
add 1/3 to both sides
w=1/3+5 and 3/8
add 1/3 and 3/8 together
find common denoenator
24
1/3 times 8/8=8/24
3/8 times3/3=9/24
add
8/24+9/24=(8+9)/24=17/24
w=5 and 17/24
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