Solve for w.

4+3/4w=2+2/3w

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To solve for \( w \) in the equation

\[ 4 + \frac{3}{4}w = 2 + \frac{2}{3}w, \]

let's start by isolating the variable \( w \).

First, we can move the terms involving \( w \) to one side and the constant terms to the other side. We will subtract \( \frac{2}{3}w \) from both sides:

\[ 4 + \frac{3}{4}w - \frac{2}{3}w = 2. \]

Next, we can also subtract 4 from both sides:

\[ \frac{3}{4}w - \frac{2}{3}w = 2 - 4, \]

which simplifies to

\[ \frac{3}{4}w - \frac{2}{3}w = -2. \]

Now to combine the terms on the left, we need a common denominator for \( \frac{3}{4} \) and \( \frac{2}{3} \). The least common multiple of 4 and 3 is 12.

Rewriting the fractions:

\[ \frac{3}{4}w = \frac{9}{12}w, \] \[ \frac{2}{3}w = \frac{8}{12}w. \]

Now we substitute these back into our equation:

\[ \frac{9}{12}w - \frac{8}{12}w = -2. \]

Subtracting the fractions gives:

\[ \frac{1}{12}w = -2. \]

Now, to solve for \( w \), we multiply both sides by 12:

\[ w = -2 \cdot 12, \]

which results in:

\[ w = -24. \]

Thus, the solution is

\[ \boxed{-24}. \]