Distribute −4: Distribute −4 across the parentheses in the first equation. −4(w+1)=−4w−4. Now the equation looks like −4w−4=−24.
Add 4: Add 4 to both sides of the equation to isolate the term with the variable w. −4w−4+4=−24+4, which simplifies to −4w=−20.
Divide by −4: Divide both sides of the equation by −4 to solve for w. −4w/−4=−20/−4, which simplifies to w=5.
Final Solution: Since the second part of the system of equations is simply w=, we can conclude that the value of w we found, which is 5, is the solution to the system.
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