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OpenStudy (anonymous):

7w-3(4w+8)=11+2w

OpenStudy (anonymous):

First get rid of your parenthesis

OpenStudy (anonymous):

7 w - 12w - 24 = 11 + 2w - 12 w - 2 w + 7 w = 11 + 24 - 7 w = 35 w = - 5

OpenStudy (anonymous):

No, you're right. It's -5

OpenStudy (anonymous):

Always distribute first. 7w-12w-24=11+2w Combine like terms -5w-24=11+2w Get like terms on their different sides of the = sign -7w-24=11 -7w=35 Divide by -7 w = -5

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