-7w - 3/4 = (−5/3)w-1/3
Add 1/3 to both sides
-7w - 3/4 + 1/3 = (-5/3)w
Add 7 w to both sides
-3/4 + 1/3 = (-5/3)w + 7w
Get common denominators of 12 on the left and 3 on the right
-9/12 + 4/12 = (-5/3)w + (21/3)w
Simplify
-5/12 = (16/3)w
Multiply both sides by (3/16)
(3/16)(-5/12) = w = (3/12)(-5/16) = (1/4)(-5/16) = -5/64