72=7w+w

Solution for 72=7w+w equation:

Simplifying
72 = 7w + w

Combine like terms: 7w + w = 8w
72 = 8w

Solving
72 = 8w

Solving for variable 'w'.

Move all terms containing w to the left, all other terms to the right.

Add '-8w' to each side of the equation.
72 + -8w = 8w + -8w

Combine like terms: 8w + -8w = 0
72 + -8w = 0

Add '-72' to each side of the equation.
72 + -72 + -8w = 0 + -72

Combine like terms: 72 + -72 = 0
0 + -8w = 0 + -72
-8w = 0 + -72

Combine like terms: 0 + -72 = -72
-8w = -72

Divide each side by '-8'.
w = 9

Simplifying
w = 9