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-6w+10+15=3\left(3+2w\right)
Use the distributive property to multiply -2 by 3w-5.
-6w+25=3\left(3+2w\right)
Add 10 and 15 to get 25.
-6w+25=9+6w
Use the distributive property to multiply 3 by 3+2w.
-6w+25-6w=9
Subtract 6w from both sides.
-12w+25=9
Combine -6w and -6w to get -12w.
-12w=9-25
Subtract 25 from both sides.
-12w=-16
Subtract 25 from 9 to get -16.
w=\frac{-16}{-12}
Divide both sides by -12.
w=\frac{4}{3}
Reduce the fraction \frac{-16}{-12} to lowest terms by extracting and canceling out -4.