Answer: 
<u>Step-by-step explanation:</u>
Isolate w by performing the following steps
- Multiply by 6 on both sides to clear the denominator
- Subtract 3 from both sides
- Divide both sides by 2
![y=\dfrac{1}{2}+\dfrac{w}{3}\\\\\\6\bigg[y=\dfrac{1}{2}+\dfrac{w}{3}\bigg]\quad \implies \quad 6y=3+2w\\\\\\6y-3=3-3+2w\quad \implies \quad 6y-3=2w\\\\\\\dfrac{6y-3}{2}=\dfrac{2w}{2}\quad \implies \quad \large\boxed{\dfrac{6y-3}{2}=w}](https://tex.z-dn.net/?f=y%3D%5Cdfrac%7B1%7D%7B2%7D%2B%5Cdfrac%7Bw%7D%7B3%7D%5C%5C%5C%5C%5C%5C6%5Cbigg%5By%3D%5Cdfrac%7B1%7D%7B2%7D%2B%5Cdfrac%7Bw%7D%7B3%7D%5Cbigg%5D%5Cquad%20%5Cimplies%20%5Cquad%206y%3D3%2B2w%5C%5C%5C%5C%5C%5C6y-3%3D3-3%2B2w%5Cquad%20%5Cimplies%20%5Cquad%206y-3%3D2w%5C%5C%5C%5C%5C%5C%5Cdfrac%7B6y-3%7D%7B2%7D%3D%5Cdfrac%7B2w%7D%7B2%7D%5Cquad%20%5Cimplies%20%5Cquad%20%5Clarge%5Cboxed%7B%5Cdfrac%7B6y-3%7D%7B2%7D%3Dw%7D)
Answer:
Step-by-step explanation:consecutive integers are represented by x, x+1 , so for this problem the greater one is represented by x + 1.
Now you need to translate the problem. the greater is seven less than 1/3 the smaller
---> x + 1 = (1/3)*x - 7 ---> now solve for x (the smaller) and x+1 (the greater)
***hint: to get rid of fractions in an equation you can always multiply EVERYTHING by the denominator , 3 in this case
