Number 1 = x Number 2 = y x = 12y + 6 x + y = 214 You can do multiple methods here. (I am going to do substitution) So substitute the x equation into the other equation (12y + 6) + y = 214 13y = 208 y = 16 plug that into an equation to get x x = 12(16) + 6 x = 198