Your answer would in fact Be 24 the steps are super simple what may confuse you is the v it is quite confusing but v is basically a variable that signifies multiplication as it is together with the 4 but this here is an expression because it has nothing equal to it so we have no answer to define what the v is! Also a tip is whenever a number has parenthesis and a number is outside of the parentheses without any sign that signifies multiplication :)!! So as of now if your not learning how to find variable answers then you can basically pretend the v is not needed but have a nice day and I really hope this has helped you!! I have spent quite a while typing this so I hope this is all worth it!!