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−
2
+
2
=
6
+
5
w
−
2
+
2
w
=
6
+
5
w
w−2+2w=6+5w
Solve
1
Combine like terms
−
2
+
2
=
6
+
5
w
−
2
+
2
w
=
6
+
5
w
w−2+2w=6+5w
3
−
2
=
6
+
5
3
w
−
2
=
6
+
5
w
3w−2=6+5w
2
Rearrange terms
3
−
2
=
6
+
5
3
w
−
2
=
6
+
5
w
3w−2=6+5w
3
−
2
=
5
+
6
3
w
−
2
=
5
w
+
6
3w−2=5w+6
3
Add
2
2
2
to both sides of the equation
3
−
2
=
5
+
6
3
w
−
2
=
5
w
+
6
3w−2=5w+6
3
−
2
+
2
=
5
+
6
+
2
3
w
−
2
+
2
=
5
w
+
6
+
2
3w−2+2=5w+6+2
4
Simplify
Add the numbers
Add the numbers
3
=
5
+
8
3
w
=
5
w
+
8
3w=5w+8
5
Subtract
5
5
w
5w
from both sides of the equation
3
=
5
+
8
3
w
=
5
w
+
8
3w=5w+8
3
−
5
=
5
+
8
−
5
3
w
−
5
w
=
5
w
+
8
−
5
w
3w−5w=5w+8−5w
6
Simplify
Combine like terms
Combine like terms
−
2
=
8
−
2
w
=
8
−2w=8
7
Divide both sides of the equation by the same term
−
2
=
8
−
2
w
=
8
−2w=8
−
2
−
2
=
8
−
2
−
2
w
−
2
=
8
−
2
−2−2w=−28
8
Simplify
Cancel terms that are in both the numerator and denominator
Divide the numbers
=
−
4
w
=
−
4
w=−4
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Solution
=
−
4