How do you solve $-1 3 - 7 v = - 5 ( v + 1 )$ ?

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Answer 1 · 2018-03-18T07:06:05

$v = -4$

$-13 -7v = -5(v+1)$

$-13 - 7v = -5v-5$

$-7v+5v=-5+13 " "$ (add $5v$ and $13$ to both sides )

$(-7+5)v = -5+13$

$-2v=8$

$2v=-8" "$ (multiply or divide both sides by $-1$ )

$v = -4" "$ (divide both sides by $2$ )

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