0.2 (v-5) = - 1 solve equations

Reorder the terms in parentheses

+ (+0.2v-1) = - 1

Remove unnecessary parentheses

+ 0.2v-1=-1

We move all terms containing v to left and all other terms to the right

+ 0.2v+=-1+1

We simplify left and right side of the equation

+ 0.2v=0

We divided both sides of the equation by 0.2 to get v

v=0

Your answer should be v=0