When given a literal equation, you will often be asked to solve the equation for a given variable. The goal is to isolate that given variable. The process is the same process that you use to solve linear equations; the only difference is that you will be working with a lot more letters, and you may not be able to simplify as much as you can with linear equations.
2: x = -5/3 ; y = -4/3 (-5/3, -4/3)