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27\left(w+2\right)+9w=4\left(w-1\right)
Multiply both sides of the equation by 9.
27w+54+9w=4\left(w-1\right)
Use the distributive property to multiply 27 by w+2.
36w+54=4\left(w-1\right)
Combine 27w and 9w to get 36w.
36w+54=4w-4
Use the distributive property to multiply 4 by w-1.
36w+54-4w=-4
Subtract 4w from both sides.
32w+54=-4
Combine 36w and -4w to get 32w.
32w=-4-54
Subtract 54 from both sides.
32w=-58
Subtract 54 from -4 to get -58.
w=\frac{-58}{32}
Divide both sides by 32.
w=-\frac{29}{16}
Reduce the fraction \frac{-58}{32} to lowest terms by extracting and canceling out 2.