Just make up 9 numbers, positive or negative at random, and use them as coefficients for x, y and z. I made up these 9 numbers, completely at random 2,-5,3,-3,4,-2,1,5,-4 and put them as coefficients of x,y, and z, like this: followed by an equal sign 2x-5y+3z = -3x+4y-2z = x+5y-4z = Then I substituted x=-2,y=3,and z=4 in each one, like this: 2(-2)-5(3)+3(4) = -4-15+12 = -7 -3(-2)+4(3)-2(4) = 6+12-8 = 10 (-2)+5(3)-4(4) = -2+15-16 = -3 Then I put those results after the equal signs, and got this system of 3 equations and 3 unknowns: 2x-5y+3z = -7 -3x+4y-2z = 10 x+5y-4z = -3 That system has the solution set (x,y,z) = (-2,3,4) You can make up as many as you like. This is how teachers and people who write math books make up problems for students to solve. Edwin