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If 5w -1 = w then 12w =

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w = ¼

so 12w= 3

because we set it up like 5w-1= w then subtract the w so it’s on the same side as the other w. then we add the one and divide the one by 4 to get the w by itself. then you plug the ¼ into the equation 12(w) to equal 3!

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