SOLUTION: Find the slope and the y-intercept of the line 2x-8y=4

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Question 249492: Find the slope and the y-intercept of the line 2x-8y=4
Answer by EMStelley(208) About Me  (Show Source):
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2x-8y=4
To find the slope and y intercept, we need to solve this equation for y.
-8y=-2x%2B4
y=%28-2%2F-8%29x%2B%284%2F-8%29
y=%281%2F4%29x-1%2F2
Remember now that in the equation y=mx+b, m is the slope and b is the y intercept. So here, the slope is 1/4 and the y intercept is -1/2.