If 5x-3y-4=4x-2y-12 find x and y. I really just want to know HOW you would find it.

You won't be able to determine x and y uniquely from just a single equation: you would need two equations to do that. The best you can do with just one equation is to work out x in terms of y, or y in terms of x. The way you do that is to get all the x's on one side, and all the y's on the other. In this example, you'd do something like this:

5x - 3y - 4 = 4x - 2y - 12, so add 3y to both sides to get:
5x - 4 = 4x + y - 12. Now subtract 4x from both sides to get:
x - 4 = y - 12. So x = y - 8, or y = x + 8.

You could actually set "X"=0 to find Y, and then plug in a "0" for Y to get X.

To find the values of x and y in the equation 5x - 3y - 4 = 4x - 2y - 12, we will follow these steps:

1. Combine like terms:
Start by simplifying both sides of the equation. Combine the x terms and the y terms separately. Move all the constants (numbers without variables) to one side of the equation and variables to the other side.

Rearrange the equation to group the x terms on one side and the y terms on the other side:
5x - 4x - 3y + 2y = -12 + 4

Simplify the equation further:
x - y = -8

2. Isolate one variable:
In this case, let's isolate x. Move the -y term to the other side of the equation by adding y to both sides:

x = -8 + y

3. Substitution:
Now, substitute the expression for x, which is -8 + y, into the original equation:

5(-8 + y) - 3y - 4 = 4(-8 + y) - 2y - 12

4. Distribute and solve for y:
Distribute 5 and 4 separately in the equation. Simplify the equation by combining like terms. In this step, you will be left with only y terms on one side and constant terms on the other side of the equation.

5. Solve for y:
After simplifying, the equation should be in the form of Ay = B, where A and B are constants. Solve this equation to find the value of y.

6. Substitute y back into the equation to find x:
Once you find the value of y, substitute it back into either of the original equations to solve for x.

Remember to check your solution by substituting the values of x and y back into the original equation to verify that it holds true.