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3|4w-1|-5=10
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Answer:


w=(3)/(2) ,-1

Explanation:


3|4w-1|-5=10\\\\3|4w-1|=10+5\\\\3|4w-1|=15\\\\|4w-1|=5\\\\

here we have two cases

the number that give an absolute value of 5 are 5 and -5

so we have


4w-1=5\\\\4w=5+1\\\\4w=6\\\\w=(3)/(2)

and the other case


4w-1=-5\\\\4w=-5+1\\\\4w=-4\\\\w=-1

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