SOLUTION: Determine the value of m and b by rewriting the linear equation 12 = 8x + 2y in the form y = mx +b

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Question 115418:
Determine the value of m and b by rewriting the linear equation 12 = 8x + 2y in the form y = mx +b
Answer by checkley71(8403) About Me  (Show Source):
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12=8X+2Y
2Y=-8X+12
Y=-8X/2+12/2
Y=-4X+6
THUS WE HAVE A SLOPE(m=-4) & A Y INTERCEPT(b=6)