Question

Can you please help me with this equation 2/w=x/5 solve for w

Answer 1

Multiply both sides by w

Answer 2

\[2=\frac{ wx }{ 5 }\]

Answer 3

now

Multiply both sides by 5
10=wx

Answer 4

then flip it \[wx=10\]

Answer 5

Divide both sides by x

Answer 6

Solve for w? 2/w=x/5
Consider the following approach:\[ \frac{ 2 }{ w }=\frac{ x }{ 5}\]

Answer 7

Invert both sides, obtaining:\[\frac{ w }{ 2 }=\frac{ 5 }{ x }\]

Answer 8

It's now easy to solve for w. What would your last step be?

Answer 9

so the best easy way to solve it for w

cross multiplie and will get

10=wx divide both sides by x and will get

10/x = w

hope helped