SOLUTION: x-4y=8 how do you fix this

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Question 446989: x-4y=8 how do you fix this
Answer by richard1234(7193) About Me  (Show Source):
You can put this solution on YOUR website!
I don't understand your meaning of "fix" since the equation is a perfectly valid equation.

If you are solving for y, isolate it by saying that -4y = -x + 8. Divide both sides by -4 to get y = x/4 - 2.