math homework

piestanderd wrote: if 3v+2 = 7v-6 what is v?
Ok, 3v+2=7v-6
puting like terms on oneside gives
=> 2+6=7v-3v
=> 8=4v
making v the subject we divide both sides by 4
=> (8/4)=(4v/4)
=> 2=v
v=2