Given:
-2v-5v-17=25
To determine the value of v, we first add similar elements first:
[tex]\begin{gathered} -2v-5v-17=25 \\ -7v-17=25 \end{gathered}[/tex]Next, we add 17 to both sides:
[tex]\begin{gathered} -7v-17+17=25+17 \\ Simplify \\ -7v=42 \\ \frac{-7v}{-7}=\frac{42}{-7} \\ v=-6 \end{gathered}[/tex]Therefore, the value of v is -6.
