If you are solving for w, you want to isolate the variable. If it is easier to write it out, it would look something like this..
-5 x w = -24.5
To get w by itself, use the inverse of multiplication, which is division. Divide the expression to the left of the equal sign by -5. Remember, what you do to one side, you must do to the other. When you divide -24.5 by -5, you end up with
