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Solve linear equations with unkowns on both sides. Including brackets and fractions.
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$\\simplify{{m}w+{n}}$ | \n$=$ | \n$\\simplify{{p}w+{q}}$ | \n
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$\\simplify[!cancelTerms,unitFactor]{{m}w-{n}-{p}w}$ | \n$=$ | \n$\\simplify[!cancelTerms,unitFactor]{{p}w+{q}-{p}w}$ | \n
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$\\simplify{{m-p}w-{n}}$ | \n$=$ | \n$\\var{q}$ | \n
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$\\var{m-p}w-\\var{n}+\\var{n}$ | \n$=$ | \n$\\var{q}+\\var{n}$ | \n
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$\\var{m-p}w$ | \n$=$ | \n$\\var{q+n}$ | \n
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$\\displaystyle{\\frac{\\var{m-p}w}{\\var{m-p}}}$ | \n$=$ | \n$\\displaystyle{\\frac{\\var{q+n}}{\\var{m-p}}}$ | \n
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$w$ | \n$=$ | \n$\\displaystyle{\\simplify{{q+n}/{m-p}}} = \\var{precround(ansA,1)} \\text{ to 1 dp}$ | \n
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Solve $\\simplify{({m}w-{n}) = {p}w+{q}}$
\n$w=$ [[0]]
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