Rearranging y = 8x -4y = 12 in the y = mx + b form gives y = 2x - 3
y = 2x - 3
y = mx - 6 (already in y = mx + b form)
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Parallel lines have the same slope.
m = 2
Note that the two lines have the different y-intercepts and are not the same line.
