SOLUTION: How do you change a standard form equation in to slope intercept?

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Question 822219: How do you change a standard form equation in to slope intercept?
Answer by MathLover1(20850) About Me  (Show Source):
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You would get the y term on one side of your equation, then divide as necessary to get only y, like for example this:
if you are given
+2x+%2B+4y+=+17
Subtract 2x from both sides, to get:
4y+=+-2x+%2B+17
Divide both sides by 4 to get:
y+=+%28-1%2F2%29x+%2B+17%2F4
Your equation is now in y=mx+%2B+b form, where m+=+-1%2F2 and b+=+17%2F4.