Question: What is the solution?

Solve -10*j - 42 = 8 for j.

Answer: -5

Question: What is the solution?

Solve 6*a + 1035 = -54*a - 9*a for a.

Answer: -15

Question: What is the solution?

Solve -136*v + 148*v = 24 for v.

Answer: 2

Question: What is the solution?

Solve 2*z + 2 + 0 = 0 for z.

Answer:
-1