Step 1 :Eliminate x from the first two equations and then from the second and third equations to get two new equations: \(5y - 2z = -1\) and \(2x - 6y - z(4 - k) - z = -4\)
Step 2 :Eliminate y from the new equations to find the value of k: \(\boxed{k = \frac{-2x + 16y + z - 2}{z}}\)