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W/5=3
can someone please help me on this asap

User Anatoliy Kim
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Answer: w = 15

Reason:

Multiply both sides by 5 to undo the division.

w/5 = 3

5*(w/5) = 5*3

w = 15

As a way to check, plug in w = 15

w/5 = 3

15/5 = 3

3 = 3

We get a true statement at the end to confirm w = 15 is indeed the answer.

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