Swap row 1 and 2 to get a 1 in the upper left cornerMultiply Row 1 temporarily by -2, getting and add that to row 2: Swap rows 2 and 3: Multiply Row 2 temporarily by -3, getting and adding that to row 3: Mutiply row 3 by Convert back into a system of equations: or just Substitute from the bottom equation into the middle equation Substitute and into the top equation So the solution is Edwin