-10x-6y=0 -1(-4x-6y=54) which changes to: -10x-6y=0 4x+6y=-54 then we can solve for x: -6x=-54 bring the -6 over by division to isolate "x" x=9 chose one of the equations and replace the "x" with 9 to find the value of "y" -10(9)-6y=0 -90-6y=0 -6y=90 y=-15