One thing is you need to get x on one side and y on the other :) 8x-1/3y=16 Just like any equation you subtract 8x 8x-1/3y=16 -8x -8x -1/3y=16-8x Now you want y all alone. So you divide. To me I think you divide by -3. But you might want to check and divided by by -1/3 (just in case) -1/3y=16-8x -3 y=-5.33(3 is repeating) - 2.6666667x
