SOLUTION: what is the graident of 2y-8x=9 and how do you get that answer?

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Question 831665: what is the graident of 2y-8x=9 and how do you get that answer?
Answer by hovuquocan1997(83)   (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
First you need to change the equation to standard form y=mx + n
2y-8x=9
2y = 8x + 9
y = 4x + 9/2
TA-DAH
4 (which is m in the standard form equation) is your gradient :D

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