SOLUTION: 3w/5-1 = w/2 + 1

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Question 4737: 3w/5-1 = w/2 + 1
Answer by longjonsilver(2297) About Me  (Show Source):
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hopefully, you mean %283w%2F5%29-1+=+%28w%2F2%29+%2B+1, in which case, we get

%283w%2F5%29+-+w%2F2+=+2. Multiply all terms by 10:
%2830w%2F5%29+-+10w%2F2+=+20 and now cancel the fractions
6w+-+5w+=+20
--> w = 20.

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