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To solve the equation w−5 2/5=3 1/4, we need to convert both mixed numbers into improper fractions.

5 2/5 = (5*5 + 2)/5 = 27/5

3 1/4 = (3*4 + 1)/4 = 13/4

Now we can rewrite the equation as:

w - 27/5 = 13/4

To get rid of the denominators, we can multiply both sides of the equation by the least common multiple (LCM) of 5 and 4, which is 20.

20(w - 27/5) = 20(13/4)

This simplifies to:

20w - 108 = 65

Now, let's isolate the variable by adding 108 to both sides:

20w = 65 + 108
20w = 173

Finally, divide both sides by 20 to solve for w:

w = 173/20

The correct response is: w equals 8 Start Fraction 13 over 20 end fraction

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To solve the equation w - 5 2/5 = 3 1/4, we'll convert the mixed numbers into improper fractions.

5 2/5 = (5 * 5 + 2) / 5 = 27/5

3 1/4 = (3 * 4 + 1) / 4 = 13/4

Now, we can rewrite the equation as:

w - 27/5 = 13/4

To eliminate the fractions, we'll find a common denominator, which is 20.

Multiplying both sides of the equation by 20, we get:

20(w - 27/5) = 20(13/4)

This simplifies to:

20w - 108/5 = 65/4

Next, we'll multiply the whole equation by the reciprocal of 5/108 to eliminate the fraction on the left side:

20w - 108/5 * 5/108 = 65/4 * 5/108

This simplifies to:

20w - 1 = 65/4 * 5/108

Multiplying the fractions on the right side, we get:

20w - 1 = 325/432

To isolate w, we'll add 1 to both sides of the equation:

20w - 1 + 1 = 325/432 + 1

This gives us:

20w = 325/432 + 432/432

Adding the fractions on the right side, we have:

20w = 757/432

Finally, dividing both sides by 20 gives us the solution for w:

w = (757/432) / 20

Dividing the fractions, we find:

w = 757/864
w = 8 83/864.

Therefore, the correct response is: w equals 8 83/864.