To simplify this expression
[tex]-6w+(-8)+2+(-7w)[/tex]First we eliminate the parenthesis:
[tex]-6w-8+2-7w[/tex]Now we have to take common factors. Note that w is into the first and last term, so:
[tex]w(-6-7)-8+2[/tex]We solve the parenthesis next to w and add the numbers on the right
[tex]w(-13)-6[/tex]And finally, the number multiplying a variable like w has to be on the left, so the simplified expression is:
[tex]-13w-6[/tex]