SOLUTION: What would the slope for 2x+y=4 be?

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Question 548100: What would the slope for 2x+y=4 be?

Answer by oberobic(2304) About Me  (Show Source):
You can put this solution on YOUR website!
Get the equation into slope-intercept form to immediately see your answer to the slope and to the y-intercept.
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y = m*x + b
m = slope
(0,b) = y-intercept
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2x + y = 4
y = -2x + 4
m = -2
(0,4) = y-intercept.
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You only need one more point to be able to draw a line.
A good candidate is to find the x-intercept, which is often asked for.
Set y = 0 and solve for x.
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0 = -2x + 4
2x = 4
x = 2
(2,0) = x-intercept
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A graph is always useful.
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+graph%28500%2C500%2C-5%2C5%2C-5%2C5%2C-2%2Ax%2B4%29+
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Done.