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3w - 10 + w = 90
what does w equal to?

User AXO
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The answer is w= 25.
User Demian Brecht
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3w-10+w=90

The first thing you want to do is combine like terms
3w-10+w=90
Add 10
3w+w=100
And combine 3w and w
4w=100

To get w alone, divide 100 by 4
100/4=25
w=25

Hope that helps :)
User Mo Tao
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