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16-5w-3w=0
Subtract 3w from both sides.
16-8w=0
Combine -5w and -3w to get -8w.
-8w=-16
Subtract 16 from both sides. Anything subtracted from zero gives its negation.
w=\frac{-16}{-8}
Divide both sides by -8.
w=2
Divide -16 by -8 to get 2.