work: plug in the value of Y to -2x-3y=-2. -2x - 3(<span>6x-1) = -2 multiply 3 and the numbers in parenthesis. -2x -18x - 3 =-2 combine like terms (-2x -18x). -20x - 3 = -2 subtract 3 from both sides to isolate the variable. -20x = -5 divide to isolate the variable (-20/-5) x = 4 - now that we know the value of x, it'll be easy to find Y. Plug it in to the first equation. </span><span>y=6(4)-1 </span>y = 24 - 1 y = 23
