What is the slope of the line whose equation is - 48 = 2x - 8y?

-48 = 2x - 8y

-24 = x - 4y

4y = x + 24

y = (1/4) x + 6

Slope of the line

1/4

The general equation of a line is written as:

y = mx+b

where m is the slope and b is the y-intercept. We need to write the equation given above in that said form to identify the slope.

-48 = 2x - 8y

(8y = 2x + 48) 1/8

y = 1/4x + 6

Therefore, the slope is 1/4.