Step-by-step explanation:
First multiply
9w - 18 = - 18
9w = - 18 + 18
9w = 0
w = 0 / 9 = 0
w = 0
You have to find the LCM (least common multiple) of both numbers.
3: 3, 6, 9, 12, 15
5: 5, 10, 15
ivan and gavin will be together at the gym on the 15th day.
Each number is added by 3 so it's 17 20 23 26 29 32 35 38 41 and so on.
Half one is 1/2;
half three is 3/2;
Thus, if f(x) represents annual growth, f(x)/2 shows it every half-year, like this:

Written in plain text: f(x)=15/2*2^x
The first step for absolute value equations is to isolate the expression contained within the absolute value bars:
3|2x+4|-1 = 11
3|2x+4| = 12
|2x+4| = 4
so |2x+4| is 4 units away from 0 on a number line, but we don't know in which direction -- negative or positive? you'll have two answers.
2x+4 = 4
AND
2x+4 = -4
solve both of those two step equations and you'll get
x = 0
AND
x = -4
so 0 and -4 are your solutions.