SOLUTION: i need help solving. -x+3y+1=2; x=0

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Question 206498: i need help solving.

-x+3y+1=2; x=0
Answer by rfer(16322) About Me  (Show Source):
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-x+3y+1=2
-0+3y+1=2
Zero goes away
Subtract 1 from both sides.
3y+1-1=2-1
3y=1
Divide both sides by 3 to isolate the y.
3y/3=1/3
y=1/3