"x" would have to equal 1/2. You'd divide by 2 on both sides then simplify.
The initial amount, (original starting amount) is 18,000.
3w +2 =7w
-3w -3w
2=4w
Divide each side by 4
1/2=w
Check your answer:
3 (1/2) + 2 = 7 (1/2)
(3/2) + (4/2) = (7/2)
(7/2) = (7/2)
Hope this helps.
The last one because its like turning it into a fraction but your putting as a desamile or how ever you spell it
The equation given in the question is
13 + (w/7) = - 18
(91 + w) / 7 = - 18
91 + w = - 126
w = - 126 - 91
= - 217
I hope that the procedure is clear enough for you to understand. I also hope that this is the answer that you were looking for and the answer has actually come to your desired help.