SOLUTION: find the slope for the following: x/4 + 2y - 1 = 6

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Question 553939: find the slope for the following:
x/4 + 2y - 1 = 6
Answer by ankor@dixie-net.com(22740) About Me  (Show Source):
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find the slope for the following:
x%2F4 + 2y - 1 = 6
We can rewrite it and then put it in the slope/intercept form
1%2F4x + 2y - 1 = 6
1%2F4x + 2y = 6 + 1
1%2F4x + 2y = 7
2y = -1%2F4x + 7
divide both sides by 2
y = -1%2F8x + 7%2F2
slope = -1%2F8