Question 249493
Hello, 
Let's put this 2x-8y=4 into this equation:
y=1/4x-1/2
Now we know the slope is 1/4 and the y intercept is -1/2.
The general form you want to get these in is y=mx+b where "m" is the slope and b is the y intercept. 
RJ Toftness
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