Question

Help please! y=4mx+8b

Answer 1

What are you trying to do with this equation?

Answer 2

Solve for x

Answer 3

Is this an linear equation? If so, is the slope 4 and the y-intercept 8?

Answer 4

Its a literal equation. The answer must be one variable.

Answer 5

subtract 8b from both sides of y=4mx+8b
what u get ?

Answer 6

-8b+y=4mx

Answer 7

yes, now, divide both sides by 4m.

Answer 8

ok but what do i do with the variables?

Answer 9

(Off-topic: If the slope is 4 and the y intercept 8, then the equation is y=4x+8, not y=4mx+8b. In this case, m is 4 and b is 8)

Answer 10

The problem says 4mx.

Answer 11

you can divide variable also...like if i tell you to divide ax+b=c by 3h,
it would be
(ax+b)/3h = c/3h
so, what do you get after dividing 4m on both sides of
-8b+y=4mx ??

Answer 12

-8b+y/4m but how do i reduce that?

Answer 13

\(x= \dfrac{-8b+y}{4m} = \dfrac{-8b}{4m}+\dfrac{y}{4m} \\ = \dfrac{-2b}{m}+\dfrac{y}{4m}\)

Answer 14

Oh ok. But what do i do from there?

Answer 15

i think you can leave your answer as (-8b+y)/4m
and -2b/m + y/4m is most simplified...you cannot do anything further...

Answer 16

Its not right.

Answer 17

are you sure the question is y=4mx+8b ?
if yes, x= (-8b+y)/4m must work...
did you also try
x= -2b/m + y/4m
?

Answer 18

Yes. Im just gonna skip it because I cant figure it out.

Answer 19

You were right. I just had to put it in a certain way. Thank you.

Answer 20

welcome ^_^
glad i could help :)