Question

Solve each equation for y. Then graph the equation.

2x - 4y = 12

Answer 1

Notice that each term has a common factor of 2; a good first step would be to divide both sides of the equation by 2. Try...

Answer 2

2 divided by 4 is 2 an divide 2 into 12 you get 6

Answer 3

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Answer 4

Divide both sides by 2:
x - y = 6 (*)
Then add y to both sides:
x = 6 + y
Subtract 6 from both sides to get the slop-intercept form of a line (answer):
x - 6 = y
The slope is +1 and the y-intercept is -6. You can sketch the line from this information since you have one point (0, -6) and the slope. Another point is (0 + 1, -6 + 1) or more simply (1, -5). If you want the x-intercept as your second point, go back to equation (*) and substitute y = 0 and solve for x:
x - 0 = 6
x = 6
So the point where the line intersects the x-axis is (6, 0).

Answer 5

@rsdod6 in case this might still be helpful