SOLUTION: what is the slope of the line 8x+2y=64?

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Question 128870: what is the slope of the line 8x+2y=64?
Answer by jim_thompson5910(35256) About Me  (Show Source):
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8x%2B2y=64 Start with the given equation


2y=64-8x Subtract 8+x from both sides


2y=-8x%2B64 Rearrange the equation


y=%28-8x%2B64%29%2F%282%29 Divide both sides by 2


y=%28-8%2F2%29x%2B%2864%29%2F%282%29 Break up the fraction


y=-4x%2B32 Reduce



So the equation is now in slope-intercept form (y=mx%2Bb) where the slope is m=-4 and the y-intercept is b=32