So for this question (for finding x and y) you will want to use elimination. To do this you will need to bring the x and y to the same side (I put them on the left): -3/2x+y=6 x+y=0 Now subtract the y on the bottom from the top to isolate x: 3/2x=6 Now the easiest way to bring over the 3/2 to isolate the x fully is to convert it to decimal (1.5) and divide it by 6 (because when multiplication on one side of problem the only way to bring it over is to divide): x=6/1.5 which simplifies to: x=4 Hope this helps!