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A financial analyst is solving the system of equations {3x - 2y = -2, 5x - 6y = 10} to determine the intersection of two resource cost models. After using the elimination method to find that x = -4, the analyst substitutes this value into the first equation, 3x - 2y = -2, to solve for y. Which of the following equations correctly represents the result of this substitution step before further simplification?

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