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3\left(3y+1\right)=3y-1
Variable y cannot be equal to \frac{1}{3} since division by zero is not defined. Multiply both sides of the equation by 3\left(3y-1\right), the least common multiple of 3y-1,3.
9y+3=3y-1
Use the distributive property to multiply 3 by 3y+1.
9y+3-3y=-1
Subtract 3y from both sides.
6y+3=-1
Combine 9y and -3y to get 6y.
6y=-1-3
Subtract 3 from both sides.
6y=-4
Subtract 3 from -1 to get -4.
y=\frac{-4}{6}
Divide both sides by 6.
y=-\frac{2}{3}
Reduce the fraction \frac{-4}{6} to lowest terms by extracting and canceling out 2.