SOLUTION: Please solve this equation: 6w+1/4w-3 = w-4/4w+4

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Question 156372: Please solve this equation:
6w+1/4w-3 = w-4/4w+4
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6w+1/4w-3 = w-4/4w+4=
First, let's find the LCD...that would be (4w-3)(4w+4). Now we multiply both sides by the LCD:
(6w+1)(4w+4)=(w-4)(4w-3)=
24w^2+24w+4w+4=4w^2-3w-16w+12=
24w^2+28w+4=4w^2-19w+12=
20w^2+47w-8=0