SOLUTION: What are the slope and y-intercept of the line x+2y=4?

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Question 936111: What are the slope and y-intercept of the line x+2y=4?
Answer by MathLover1(20850) About Me  (Show Source):
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to find the slope and y-intercept of the line x%2B2y=4 write it in slope-intercept form y=mx%2Bb where m is a slope and b is y-intercept
x%2B2y=4
2y=-x%2B4
y=-x%2F2%2B4%2F2
y=-%281%2F2%29x%2B2
so, slope is m=-%281%2F2%29 and y-intercept is b=2
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