First combine like terms -6w and 2w giving you -4w - 4=4 then subtract -4 in both sides giving you -4w=8 then you divide -4w on both sides giving you w= -2
Let's start by combining the values that are similar... we have two values with a w so we can change the equation from
-6w-4+2w=4
to
-4w-4=4
Now, we want to get w alone and in order to do this, we must first make the -4 go away. <span>The basic rule of doing these problems is to know that anything you do to one side (such as subtract or add a number or divide or multiply by a number) must be done to the other side as well. </span> In order to get rid of the -4, we want to add 4, which we will do to both sides
-4w=8
now, in order to get w alone, we must divide by -4 on both sides
