How do you solve $-2(w+1)+w=7-4w$ ?

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Answer 1 · 2018-03-18T21:16:01

$w=3$

Let's start by distributing the $-2$ on the left to the terms in parenthesis. We get:

$-2w-2+w=7-4w$

Next, we can combine left terms on the left to get:

$-2-w=7-4w$

We can add $4w$ to both sides to get:

$-2+3w=7$

Adding $2$ to both sides, we get:

$3w=9$

And finally, we can divide both sides by $3$ to get

$w=3$

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