Algebra 1: Common Core (15th Edition)

Published by Prentice Hall
ISBN 10: 0133281140
ISBN 13: 978-0-13328-114-9

Chapter 5 - Linear Functions - Get Ready! - Page 291: 4

Answer

$y=.5x+2$

Work Step by Step

We need to get the y alone. Thus, we cancel out the subtraction by adding x on both sides. This leaves us with the equation $2y=4+x$. In order to cancel out multiplication, we use division, so we divide both sides by 2 to get that $y=.5x+2$.
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