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2(3y-1)3(y-4)=13 please show step by step

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2(3y-1)+3(y-4)=13\\\\2\cdot3y+2\cdot(-1)+3\cdot y+3\cdot(-4)=13\\\\6y-2+3y-12=13\\\\\underbrace{6y+3y}_(9y)\underbrace{-2-12}_(-14)=13\\\\9y-14=13\ \ \ |\text{add 14 to the both sides}\\\\9y=27\ \ \ |\text{divide both sides by 9}\\\\\boxed{y=3}
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