SOLUTION: solve for y: 2y=8-4x My answer was y=8-4x/2 is it right?

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Question 171277: solve for y:
2y=8-4x
My answer was y=8-4x/2
is it right?
Answer by midwood_trail(310) About Me  (Show Source):
You can put this solution on YOUR website!
Well, it is right but you forgot to divide each term of the numerator by the denominator 2. In math, always reduce as much as you can.
The final answer would is y = 4 - 2x