Question 14058
First distribute the 5 and 3 on both sides.
5(w+3) = 5w + 15
3(w-2) = 3w - 6
so, we have
(5w+15) + 9 = (3w-6) + 6.
5w+24 = 3w.
subtract 3w from both sides.
2w+24=0.
subtract 24 from both sides.
2w=-24
divide both sides by 2.
w=-12.