Answer: W= 0.5
Step-by-step explanation:
You add 3w to both sides to get -5= 10w and then you divide everything by 10 to get w= 0.5
-5 - 3w = 7w
-5 - 3w+3w = 7w+3w <<--- add 3w to both sides
-5 + 0w = 10w
-5+0 = 10w
-5 = 10w
10w = -5
10w/10 = -5/10 <<--- divide both sides by 10 to isolate w
w = -5/10
w = -1/2 <<--- reduce; this is the answer in fraction form
w = -0.5 <<--- this is the answer in decimal form