Question

Harold is graphing the solution to the equation x + 4y = 2. He begins by making the
table below. What is the missing number?

Answer 1

I believe you would set this up in the slope intercept form and then jsut plug in the value of x. Right?

Answer 2

Just plug in the x's and see what the outcome it?

Answer 3

* is

Answer 4

Well if you plug in the value of x the the equation should equal the value of y. So here is an example, using the numbers in the first column.
x+4y=2
4y=-x+2
y=-1/4+.5
Then you plug in the values
y=-1/4(-4)+.5
Do you understand what I did to get that answer?

Answer 5

oops sorry 3/2=-1/4(-4)+.5

Answer 6

yes

Answer 7

Ok then you know how to do it :) Hopefully I explained it well enough.

Answer 8

When i solved it I got 3/2 = 3/2
?

Answer 9

oh, then do I plug in 0 next?

Answer 10

Are oyu talking about the example I just did from the given numbers?

Answer 11

yes. but to get the missing number do I plug in 0 into the equation?

Answer 12

Yeah.

Answer 13

i got 1/2

Answer 14

So 1/2 is the missing number. right?

Answer 15

Yup. Thats what I got too. :)