Question

Solve: -4w + 6 = 46.

Answer 1

`\boxed{w=-10}`

The answer have negative sign.

Explanation:

Subtract by 6 both sides of equation.

`-4w+6-6=46-6`

Simplify.

`46-6=40`

`-4w=40`

Divide by -4 both sides of equation.

`(-4w)/(-4)=(40)/(4)`

Simplify to find the answer.

`40/-4=-10`

`w=-10`, is the correct answer

Answer 2

-4w+6=46
w=-10

You can also plug in -10 into w to check if it makes the statement true