Since z is already eliminated from the 2nd equation, let's eliminate z from the 1st and 3rd equations: Multiply the first equation by 3 and the 3rd equation by 5, so the coefficients of z will be alike with opposite signs: Add the equations term by term and the 15z and the -15z will cancel: Put that with the original 2nd equation: Add those term by term, the 4x and the -4x will cancel: Substitute 3 for y in Substitute -1/2 for x and 3 for y in 2x-4y+5z=-33 (x,y,z) = (-1/2,3,-4}}} Edwin