Solve for y x-4y=-4

$x - 4 y = - 4$

Step 1

Subtract $x$ from both sides of the equation.

$- 4 y = - 4 - x$

Step 2

Divide each term in $- 4 y = - 4 - x$ by $- 4$ and simplify.

Divide each term in $- 4 y = - 4 - x$ by $- 4$ .

$\frac{- 4 y}{- 4} = \frac{- 4}{- 4} + \frac{- x}{- 4}$

Simplify the left side.

Cancel the common factor of $- 4$ .

Cancel the common factor.

$\frac{- 4 y}{- 4} = \frac{- 4}{- 4} + \frac{- x}{- 4}$

Divide $y$ by $1$ .

$y = \frac{- 4}{- 4} + \frac{- x}{- 4}$

Simplify the right side.

Simplify each term.

Divide $- 4$ by $- 4$ .

$y = 1 + \frac{- x}{- 4}$

Dividing two negative values results in a positive value.

$y = 1 + \frac{x}{4}$