2v + w + 2x - 2y + z = 10 v + 2w + 3x + 3y - 3z = -6 v - w - 2x - 2y + 3z = 8 2v - 2w + x - 3y + 2z = 15 3v + 3w - x + y - z = 1 It's too much to ask of any student to solve this by hand and without technology. So I'll do it using a TI-84. If your teacher doesn't allow this, then he or she is unreasonable and should be fired. Make the augmented matrixPut that in your TI-84 by pressing 2ND x-1 Highlight EDIT Make it read 5 x6 and enter the 30 matrix numbers left to right, top to bottom Press 2ND MODE Press CLEAR Press 2ND x-1 Highlight MATH Scroll to highlight B:rref( Press ENTER Screen will read rref( Press 2ND x-1 Press ENTER Press ) to close the parentheses Screen will read rref([A]) Press MATH ENTER ENTER Screen reads which means v = 178/75 w = -71/75 x = 14/25 y = -59/25 z = 9/25 I'll say again, if your teacher said to do that by hand and not use a calculator or technology, then he or she is totally unreasonable and should be fired. Edwin