SOLUTION: I 'm trying to figure out -1y= -1/2 x - 4 I'm tryin to figure out for x ?

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Question 578354: I 'm trying to figure out -1y= -1/2 x - 4 I'm tryin to figure out for x ?
Answer by ankor@dixie-net.com(22740) About Me  (Show Source):
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-1y= -1%2F2x - 4 I'm tryin to figure out for x
Get rid of all those negatives, and the fraction; mult by -2
2y = x + 8
2y - 8 = x