SOLUTION: I can't seem to figure out the answer to this question...can you help? "Any line parallel to 4y-x=8 must have a slope equal to________" thank you

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Question 352788: I can't seem to figure out the answer to this question...can you help?
"Any line parallel to 4y-x=8 must have a slope equal to________"
thank you
Answer by jim_thompson5910(35256) About Me  (Show Source):
You can put this solution on YOUR website!
First, solve for 'y' in 4y-x=8 to get y=%281%2F4%29x%2B2. We can see that the slope is 1%2F2


Recall that parallel lines have equal slopes. So the slope of any parallel to 4y-x=8 is 1%2F2