You must be very accurate when you solve a system of equations by graphing. You must use graph paper with large squares and use a ruler. Make a table of points for each line: x | y x | y 1 | 0 1 |-2 3 |-1 3 | 2 -1 | 1 -1 |-6 Plot those points and draw lines through them, using graph paper and a ruler:So you see the lines cross at a point that has fractions for both coordinates. It's a good idea to draw a vertical and a horizontal line (in red below) to the x and y-axis, like this: It looks like the x coordinate is a little less than 2, but not close enough to be 1.9, so I'd guess x = 1.8. The y coordinate is a little less than halfway to -1, which would be -0.5, but closer to -0.5 than the other was to 2, so I'd guess that it is y = -0.4 That's the best you can do with graphing. Edwin