Question
Solve the equation
v=3
Evaluate
4v−20=−4(v−1)
Expand the expression
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Evaluate
−4(v−1)
Apply the distributive property
−4v−(−4×1)
Any expression multiplied by 1 remains the same
−4v−(−4)
If a negative sign or a subtraction symbol appears outside parentheses, remove the parentheses and change the sign of every term within the parentheses
−4v+4
4v−20=−4v+4
Move the expression to the left side
4v−20+4v=4
Move the expression to the right side
4v+4v=4+20
Add and subtract
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Evaluate
4v+4v
Collect like terms by calculating the sum or difference of their coefficients
(4+4)v
Add the numbers
8v
8v=4+20
Add and subtract
8v=24
Divide both sides
88v=824
Divide the numbers
v=824
Solution
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Evaluate
824
Reduce the numbers
13
Calculate
3
v=3
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