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6y+1-y=-2
Subtract y from both sides.
5y+1=-2
Combine 6y and -y to get 5y.
5y=-2-1
Subtract 1 from both sides.
5y=-3
Subtract 1 from -2 to get -3.
y=\frac{-3}{5}
Divide both sides by 5.
y=-\frac{3}{5}
Fraction \frac{-3}{5} can be rewritten as -\frac{3}{5} by extracting the negative sign.