SOLUTION: please help me find the slop of this equation: x+4y=8. The book's directions say find the slope of each line by solving for y.

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: please help me find the slop of this equation: x+4y=8. The book's directions say find the slope of each line by solving for y. This question is from textbook (prentice hall) algebra 1

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Y=mX+b WHERE (m)=SLOPE
X+4Y=8
4Y=-X+8
Y=-X/4+8/4
Y=-X/4+2 THIS EQUATION HAS A SLOPE OF (-1/4)