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Could you please answer, "w = ?"
5 = w/2.2
w = ?

User Roksana
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Answer:

5 = w/2.2

To isolate w, we need to apply inverse operations.

The inverse operation of division is multiplication (because w is being divided by 2.2), so we multiply by 2.2 on both sides;

x2.2 x2.2

11 = w

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