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v-w=-5 v-2w=4

v - w = -5 v - 2w = 4

eq 1: v-w=-5v-2w
simplifying: w=6v

eq 2: 5v-2w=4
then substituting 6v in for w
5v-2(6v)=4
-7v=4

v=-4/7 and w=24/7

Uhhh, I think that the actual question was:
$v-w=-5$

$v-2w = 4$

The easiest method in this case is the elimination method, here done by subtracting the second equation from the first, giving:

$w = -9$

Plugging back w, you get:

$v - (-9) = -5$

$v = -14$

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