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14y+7-2y=1
Use the distributive property to multiply 7 by 2y+1.
12y+7=1
Combine 14y and -2y to get 12y.
12y=1-7
Subtract 7 from both sides.
12y=-6
Subtract 7 from 1 to get -6.
y=\frac{-6}{12}
Divide both sides by 12.
y=-\frac{1}{2}
Reduce the fraction \frac{-6}{12} to lowest terms by extracting and canceling out 6.