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1+8w-12=-3\left(3w-1\right)+7w
Use the distributive property to multiply 4 by 2w-3.
-11+8w=-3\left(3w-1\right)+7w
Subtract 12 from 1 to get -11.
-11+8w=-9w+3+7w
Use the distributive property to multiply -3 by 3w-1.
-11+8w=-2w+3
Combine -9w and 7w to get -2w.
-11+8w+2w=3
Add 2w to both sides.
-11+10w=3
Combine 8w and 2w to get 10w.
10w=3+11
Add 11 to both sides.
10w=14
Add 3 and 11 to get 14.
w=\frac{14}{10}
Divide both sides by 10.
w=\frac{7}{5}
Reduce the fraction \frac{14}{10} to lowest terms by extracting and canceling out 2.