Question

How do you solve `236= - 4( - 8v - 2) + 6v`?

Answer 1

The answer is `v = 6`

Explanation:

We can obtain the result by applying the distributive property to remove the parenthesis:

`236 = -4 (- 8 v - 2) + 6 v color(white) {.} rArr color(white) {.} 236 = 32 v + 8 + 6 v`

Then, we separate the unknowns from the constant numbers:

`236 - 8 = 32 v + 6 v color(white) {.} rArr color(white) {.} 228 = 38 v`

Finally, we clear the unknown by passing the coefficient dividing the other side of the equality:

`228 = 38 v color(white) {.} rArr color(white) {.} v = 228/38 = 6`