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Answer:
[tex]\huge\boxed{v = -5}[/tex]
-8v + 3(v - 3) = 16
Distribute the 3:
-8v + 3(v) + 3(-3) = 16
-8v + 3v - 9 = 16
Combine like terms and simplify:
-5v - 9 = 16
-5v - 9 + 9 = 16 + 9
-5v = 25
Divide both sides by -5:
-5v/(-5) = 25/(-5)
v = -5.
