How do you solve #\frac { 9w } { 8} - 2= \frac { 11w } { 10}#?

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Answer 1 · 2018-07-04T21:52:55

#w=80#

To get rid of the fractions, we can multiply all terms by #40# since this is the LCM of the denominators. We now have

#45w-80=44w#

Let's subtract #45w# from both sides to get

#-w=-80#

Dividing both sides by #-1#, we get

#w=80#

Hope this helps!