You're in geometry, but this is algebra. Do you remember any algebra? n stands for an unknown number 3n + 3 = 2n + 6 There are 2 terms on the left, 3n and 3 3n is a "letter term" and 3 is a "plain number" term. There are two terms on the right, 2n and 6 2n is a "letter term" and 3 is a "plain number" term. We want ONLY "letter terms" on the left and ONLY "plain number" terms on the right. We get rid of the number term 3 on the left by subtracting 3 from both sides like this: 3n + 3 = 2n + 6 - 3 - 3 --------------- 3n + 0 = 2n + 3 We can eliminate the "+ 0" and just have 3n = 2n + 3 Now we get rid of the letter term 2n on the right side by subtracting 2n from both sides like this: 3n = 2n + 3 -2n -2n ------------ 1n = 0 + 3 We can eliminate the 0 and have 1n = 3 Now we can eliminate the 1 because there is no difference between n and 1n. So we can just write n = 3 This is algebra you're doing, not geometry, but there is algebra in geometry. Edwin