SOLUTION: solve for v. -2/7v+1/3=-1/2 by the way those are fractions and the first and last fraction are negative. the answer also has to be simplified.

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Question 893262: solve for v.

-2/7v+1/3=-1/2
by the way those are fractions and the first and last fraction are negative.
the answer also has to be simplified.

Answer by ankor@dixie-net.com(22740) About Me  (Show Source):
You can put this solution on YOUR website!
Assume the problem is
-2%2F7v +1%2F3 =-1%2F2
multiply by a common multiple of the denominators, 42; cancel the denominators
6(-2v) + 14 = -21
-12v + 14 = -21
-12v = -21 - 14
-12v = -35
v = %28-35%29%2F%28-12%29
v = +35%2F12