SOLUTION: Hello, can someone please be so kind to help me solve this problem below? 3w/5 -1 = w/2 + 1 Thanks BW

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Question 120515: Hello, can someone please be so kind to help me solve this problem below?
3w/5 -1 = w/2 + 1

Thanks
BW

Answer by tutor_paul(519)   (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!

first, get the w terms on the left side of the equation, and everything else on the right:


Find the LCD of the two fractions so you can add them. The LCD is 10, so rewrite each fraction in terms of the LCD:

Combine the fractions:

Solve for w:

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