Question

How do you solve `-12= - 2w`?

Answer 1

`w = 6`

Explanation:

In this problem, you would divide both sides of the equation by `-2` to separate the `w` from the rest of the problem. Dividing the `-2w` by `-2` would result in the `w` being alone on one side of the equation.

Then you would divide the `-12` by `-2`, getting `6` being equal to `w`.

`(-12)/-2 = (-2w)/-2`

`6 = w`