SOLUTION: what is the slope this line 4x-2y=-3?

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Question 466301: what is the slope this line 4x-2y=-3?
Answer by MathLover1(20850) About Me  (Show Source):
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4x-2y=-3...firs, write it in slope-intercept form {{y=mx+-b}}}; in other words, solve it for y
4x-2y=-3
-2y=-4x-3...both sides multiply by -1
2y=4x%2B3
2y%2F2=4x%2F2%2B3%2F2
y=2x%2B3%2F2.....slope-intercept form....now compare it to y=mx%2B-b
and you see that the slope of this line is m=2