- 8y = 2x+4
- y = (2x+4)/8
- y = 2(x+2)/8
- simplifies to (x+2)/4
- which can be rewritten as y = (x/4)+(2/4)
- which is also equivalent to y = 0.25x + 0.5
if y = mx+b is your standard equation, m represents slope thus 0.25 (or 1/4) is your slope value