Solve y=2/4x-8

$$y = \frac { 2 } { 4 } x - 8$$

Solve for x

$$x=2\left(y+8\right)$$

Steps for Solving Linear Equation

Reduce the fraction \frac{2}{4} to lowest terms by extracting and canceling out 2.

$$y=\frac{1}{2}x-8$$

Swap sides so that all variable terms are on the left hand side.

$$\frac{1}{2}x-8=y$$

Add 8 to both sides.

$$\frac{1}{2}x=y+8$$

Multiply both sides by 2.

$$\frac{\frac{1}{2}x}{\frac{1}{2}}=\frac{y+8}{\frac{1}{2}}$$

Dividing by \frac{1}{2} undoes the multiplication by \frac{1}{2}.

$$x=\frac{y+8}{\frac{1}{2}}$$

Divide y+8 by \frac{1}{2} by multiplying y+8 by the reciprocal of \frac{1}{2}.

$$x=2y+16$$

Solve for y

$$y=\frac{x-16}{2}$$

Solution Steps

Reduce the fraction \frac{2}{4} to lowest terms by extracting and canceling out 2.

$$y=\frac{1}{2}x-8$$