SOLUTION: 2[5(w+3)-(w+1)]=3(1+w) please help me solve. Thanks, CJ

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: 2[5(w+3)-(w+1)]=3(1+w) please help me solve.
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2[5(w+3)-(w+1)]=3(1+w)
2[5w+15-w-1]=3+3w
10w+30-2w-2=3+3w
10w-2w-3w=3-30+2
5w=-25
w=-25/5
w=-5 answer.
proof
2[5(-5+3)-(-5+1)]=3(1-5)
2[5*-2-(-4)]=3*-4
2[-10+4]=-12
2*-6=-12
-12=-12