Ok in this type of problem the angles that are adjacent are equal to 180 also known as supplementary so...
6x+35+8x-23=180 
14x+12=180
14x=168
x=12 
3y+y+88=180
4y+88=180 
4y=92
y=23 
And what I think is wrong with the figure is that the vertical angles are not congruent 
*double check all this info