How do you solve \frac { 7} { 2v + 8} - 4= \frac { 3} { v + 4}?

1 Answer
Aug 1, 2017

frac{7}{2(v+4)}-4 = frac{3}{v+4}

Multiply each side by (v+4)

frac{7}{2} - 4(v+4) = 3

-4v-16+7/2 = 3

-4v = 16-7/2 + 3

-4v = 31/2

v = - 31/8