How do you convert $4x – 8y = 8$ into slope intercept form?

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Answer 1 · 2018-05-24T23:02:41

$y = 1/2x - 1$

To use the slope intercept form of the equation, $y = mx + b$ , first rearrange the equation so $x$ is on the other side.

$-8y = -4x +8$

Divide both sides by -8, so $y$ is singular.

This gives the slope intercept form of the equation where $1/2$ is the slope (gradient) and $-1$ is the $y$ intercept.

$y = 1/2x -1$

How do you convert 4x – 8y = 84x – 8y = 8 into slope intercept form?