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-4y-18y+18=3-\left(2-y\right)
Use the distributive property to multiply -6 by 3y-3.
-22y+18=3-\left(2-y\right)
Combine -4y and -18y to get -22y.
-22y+18=3-2-\left(-y\right)
To find the opposite of 2-y, find the opposite of each term.
-22y+18=3-2+y
The opposite of -y is y.
-22y+18=1+y
Subtract 2 from 3 to get 1.
-22y+18-y=1
Subtract y from both sides.
-23y+18=1
Combine -22y and -y to get -23y.
-23y=1-18
Subtract 18 from both sides.
-23y=-17
Subtract 18 from 1 to get -17.
y=\frac{-17}{-23}
Divide both sides by -23.
y=\frac{17}{23}
Fraction \frac{-17}{-23} can be simplified to \frac{17}{23} by removing the negative sign from both the numerator and the denominator.