Question

2x - 4y = 1

Can you show me the steps to graph this equation?

Answer 1

This is one way of doing it.
The equation 2x - 4y = 1 represents a straight line. If you plot two points of the line, then you can connect them and extend the line, and you'll have your graph.
Make a table with x and y values.
Then plot two points and connect them.
Two easy points to get are the x-intercept and the y-intercept.
Let x = 0, and solve for y to get the x intercept.
Let y = 0 and solve for x to get the y intercept.

x | y
---------
0 |
| 0

Fill in the table above. Then plot the points.