1. Rearrange one equation to solve for one variable in terms of the other variable, for example: x = 2y + 11.
2. Substitute the expression from step 1 into the other equation, replacing the variable that was solved for. This yields a new equation with only one variable.
3. Solve the new equation for the remaining variable.
4. Substitute the value of the remaining variable back into the expression from step 1 to find the value of the other variable.
5. Write the solution as an ordered pair (x,y) where x and y are the values found in step 3 and step 4 respectively.