This document provides a simple trick for solving two simultaneous linear equations in 3 steps: 1) Write the equations in the form a1x + b1y + c1 = 0 and a2x + b2y + c2 = 0. 2) Use the formula to find x and y: x = (b1c2 - b2c1) / (a1b2 - a2b1) and y = (c1a2 - c2a1) / (a1b2 - a2b1). 3) Cross multiply the numbers in the boxes to solve for x and y, which for the example equations are x = 2 and y = -1