y=4x-7 3x+2y=30 Take the second equation: 3x+2y=30 Replace the letter "y" by the right side of the first equation which is 4x-7 placed within parentheses like this: (4x-7) 3x+2(4x-7)=30 Now use the distributive principle to remove the parentheses. 3x+8x-14=30 Combine the like terms 3x and 8x and get 11x 11x-14=30 Add 14 to both sides 11x=44 Divide both sides by 11 x=4 That's the answer for x, But you also need the value for y. So take the first equation y=4x-7 And replace x by (4) y=4(4)-7 y=16-7 y=9 So the solution is: x=4 and y=9 Edwin