y=1/2x-4 First, you use the inverse operation to add x to -x 2y-x=-8 +x +x ————— 2y=x-8 Next you divide 2 by both sides of the equation 2/2y=x-8/2 The twos on the left side of the equation cancel out and you simplify the rest of the problem... y=x/2-4
