X-3y=18 X always has a 1 in front of it so 1x-3y=18 -1x -1x You will have to get -3y by its self. -3y=-1x + 18 when you move 1x over the = it turns into a -1x /-3 /-3 /-3 divided everything by -3 to get y by its self Y= 1/3 - 6 and that is you answer