We have an expression and we have to solve for y. We can rerarrange it so that it becames y equal to some expression.
[tex]\begin{gathered} 8x-4y=-4 \\ 8x-4y-8x=-4-8x \\ -4y=-4-8x \\ \frac{-4y}{-4}=\frac{-4-8x}{-4} \\ y=\frac{-4}{-4}+\frac{-8x}{-4} \\ y=1+2x \end{gathered}[/tex]Answer: y = 1+2x
