COULD I GET HELP SOLVING THIS PROBLEM USING THE DISTRIBUTIVE PROPERTY
5(W-5)= 10
W =
5(W-5)= 10
5W - 25 = 10
5W = 10 + 25
5W = 35
W = 35/5
W = ?
I believe W = 7
5w>5
Sure! To solve this problem using the distributive property, you will need to distribute the 5 to both terms inside the parentheses. Let's go through the steps:
1. Start with the equation: 5(W-5) = 10.
2. Use the distributive property to multiply the 5 with both terms inside the parentheses:
5 * W = 5W
5 * -5 = -25
3. Rewrite the equation with the distributed terms:
5W - 25 = 10
4. To isolate the variable W, we need to move the constant term (-25) to the other side of the equation. We can do this by adding 25 to both sides:
5W - 25 + 25 = 10 + 25
5W = 35
5. Now, divide both sides of the equation by 5 to solve for W:
5W/5 = 35/5
W = 7
So, the solution to the equation 5(W-5) = 10 is W = 7.