Will give medal,
check my answer please!

Solve the equation.

-2v - 7 = -23

My answer:
-2v - 7 + 7 = -23 + 7
-2v = -16
-2v/-2 = -16/-2
**x=8**

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Will give medal,
check my answer please!



Solve the equation.

-2v - 7 = -23

My answer:
-2v - 7 + 7 = -23 + 7
-2v = -16
-2v/-2 = -16/-2
**x=8**

mathstudent55 · Answer

You are correct all the way till before the last line. On the last line, you wrote "x" instead of "v". The value 8 is correct for the variable.

anonymous · Answer

Oh, yeah. Thanks!

mathstudent55 · Answer

You're welcome.

mathstudent55 · Answer

Your entire solution was correct. Every step you did was good.

There is a way of checking the final solution. 
You just plug it in the original equation, and make sure it works.
In your case, checking v = 8 looks like this:

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