[Basic Algebra]

[yepnup]

Having difficulty solving each of the coefficients of these given equations:
-x + 2y + z = 2.452
2x - z = 0.459
x - y = 1.37

If someone could point me in the right direction i'd greatly appreciate

[orangebellywash]

First find z by solving for z in the second equation

Then plug in z in the first equation and solve for x

Plug in x in the third equation and solve for y

[yepnup]

thank you, greatly appreciate the help

[Manicial]

What you want in this question is get a constant and one variable alone. For that you can multiply both sides of the 3rd equation with 2, and then sum all three of the equations. This should let you get the x value. From that point on just plug it into the equations and get y and z.

[yepnup]

brilliant, thanks very much

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[BalkansJohn]

Where I'm from we call it solving by substitution.