First you need to get two similar terms to eliminate, I'll do y: -3x + 2y = 10 -4x - 2y= -10 And then you minus x = 20 Now you can substitute x in to one of the equations to find y: -60 + 2y = 10 + 60 2y = 70 ÷ 2 y = 35 So your values are y = 35 and x = 20. Hope this helps!