SOLUTION: Find the slope and y-intercept. –x – 4y = –32

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Question 127126: Find the slope and y-intercept.
–x – 4y = –32
Answer by jim_thompson5910(35256) About Me  (Show Source):
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-x-4y=-32 Start with the given equation


-4y=-32%2Bx Add +x to both sides


-4y=%2Bx-32 Rearrange the equation


y=%28%2Bx-32%29%2F%28-4%29 Divide both sides by -4


y=%28%2B1%2F-4%29x%2B%28-32%29%2F%28-4%29 Break up the fraction


y=%28-1%2F4%29x%2B8 Reduce



So the equation is now in slope-intercept form (y=mx%2Bb) where the slope is m=-1%2F4 and the y-intercept is b=8