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-5w+8+56w=-8
Use the distributive property to multiply 8 by 1+7w.
51w+8=-8
Combine -5w and 56w to get 51w.
51w=-8-8
Subtract 8 from both sides.
51w=-16
Subtract 8 from -8 to get -16.
w=\frac{-16}{51}
Divide both sides by 51.
w=-\frac{16}{51}
Fraction \frac{-16}{51} can be rewritten as -\frac{16}{51} by extracting the negative sign.