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-2w-16=-7w-36
Use the distributive property to multiply -2 by w+8.
-2w-16+7w=-36
Add 7w to both sides.
5w-16=-36
Combine -2w and 7w to get 5w.
5w=-36+16
Add 16 to both sides.
5w=-20
Add -36 and 16 to get -20.
w=\frac{-20}{5}
Divide both sides by 5.
w=-4
Divide -20 by 5 to get -4.