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5+9w-6=-4\left(2w-1\right)+2w
Use the distributive property to multiply 3 by 3w-2.
-1+9w=-4\left(2w-1\right)+2w
Subtract 6 from 5 to get -1.
-1+9w=-8w+4+2w
Use the distributive property to multiply -4 by 2w-1.
-1+9w=-6w+4
Combine -8w and 2w to get -6w.
-1+9w+6w=4
Add 6w to both sides.
-1+15w=4
Combine 9w and 6w to get 15w.
15w=4+1
Add 1 to both sides.
15w=5
Add 4 and 1 to get 5.
w=\frac{5}{15}
Divide both sides by 15.
w=\frac{1}{3}
Reduce the fraction \frac{5}{15} to lowest terms by extracting and canceling out 5.