6x - 5y = - 7 ------ eq (i)

3x + 4y = 16 ------- eq (ii)

You only need to CHANGE 1 equation to solve by ELIMINATION, and that's equation (ii)

- 6x - 8y = - 32 --------- Multiplying eq (ii) by - 2 ------ eq (iii)

- 13y = - 39 ------- Adding eqs (iii) & (i)

y = 

Now, just substitute 3 for y in any of the 2 original equations and solve for x

It's as simple as that....nothing CONFUSING, nothing COMPLEX!!! 

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