SOLUTION: Could I get some help with the following: Put the following in slope intercept form and graph> 16x+4y=-20 Please help thanks

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Question 52389: Could I get some help with the following: Put the following in slope intercept form and graph> 16x+4y=-20 Please help thanks
Answer by Earlsdon(6294) About Me  (Show Source):
You can put this solution on YOUR website!
The slope-intercept form is:
y+=+mx+%2B+b
To get your equation into this form, you simply solve it for y.
16x+%2B+4y+=+20 Subtract 16x from both sides of the equation.
4y+=+-16x+%2B+20 Now divide both sides by 4.
y+=+-4x+%2B+5
The graph looks like:
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