My delete key is not working properly

I have a late 2010 MacBook Air that is running OS X 10.9.3 .
Lately I have noticed that my delete key is now working as a backspace key.
This is super annoying and I have tried googling the problem, but I haven't found a solution yet.
Also, my top row of keys (volume, brightness, etc,) are not working unless I hold down the fn key.
Please help me fix this!

Hello unicornisland01,
Thanks for using Apple Support Communities.
For the issue that you cannot use your function keys without holding the Fn key on the keyboard, please disable the option in your Keyboard system preferences to "Use all F1, F2, etc. keys as standard function keys."
Mac OS X: How to change the behavior of function keys
https://support.apple.com/kb/HT3399
As far as your delete key, first see if the computer is recognizing the key press by bringing up the keyboard viewer.
OS X Mavericks: If keys on your keyboard don’t work
http://support.apple.com/kb/PH13809
Take care,
Alex H.

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