Question

Help pls
-4|w-1|=-8
solve for w

Answer 1

w can be either 3 or -1

Explanation:

-4 |w-1| = -8

Divide both sides by -4

List both cases

|w-1| = 2 |w-1| = -2

w = 3 w = -1

Answer 2

w= 3, -1

Explanation:

Isolate the variable by dividing each side by factors that don't contain the variable.