document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=5907>Question 5907</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Can someone tell me if this is right?  What is the slope of the line that has the equation 4x + 2y =12?  Is the right answer 2?????  Please let me know? </SPAN>\n" );
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document.write( "you must first put the equation in the form y=mx+b, and to do that with this equation you must subtract 4x from both sides, then divide by 2:<BR>\n" );
document.write( "y=-2x+12<BR>\n" );
document.write( "once in this form, you can see that the m=-2. </SPAN>\n" );
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