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13w + 9 = 178
What’s the first step in solving this equation

User Lyda
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Answer:

The first step is that you have to subtract 9 from both sides and you are left with 13w=169 now divide both sides by 13 and you get 13 as your answer.

Explanation:

User Ascalonian
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Explanation:

I don't know if you do this the same way I did, but..

The first step is to subtract 9 on both sides, like this.

13w + 9 = 178

-9 -9

You'll end up with:

13w = 169

I don't know if you need the answer or not but I'll help you out.

For the second step, divide both sides by 13w.

13w = 169

/13w /13w

w = 13

Hope this helped!

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