What are the variables equal to and how to solve them?

A variable is a symbol that represents an unknown number. It will be equal to a number, but you don't know what that number is yet. Until you figure it out, you use the symbol. The variable you most often see is x.

Here are some general steps you might follow when solving for variables in an algebraic equation:

1. Simplify both sides of the equation if necessary, by combining like terms and eliminating parentheses using the distributive property. 

2. Collect all the terms with the variable you are solving for on one side of the equation, and all the constant terms on the other side. 

3. Isolate the variable by using inverse operations. For example, if the variable is being multiplied by a number, divide both sides of the equation by that number to cancel it out. 

4. If the variable is within a fraction, multiply both sides of the equation by the denominator to get rid of the fraction. 

5. If the variable is in an exponent, use logarithmic operations to solve for it. 

6. Check your answer by plugging the value back into the original equation to see if it makes a true statement.

As you have not provided a specific equation, these are general guidelines. If you provide an actual equation or set of equations, I can show you a step-by-step process for solving them.