How to find slope from a slope-intercept form equation?

Question

Lets say the equation is,

 

y = 4x – 2

 

How would I find the slope?

Answer 1

The slope-intercept form of the equation of a line looks like:    y = mx + b

   where m=slope  and the point (0,b) is the y-intercept.

 

For the line y=4x-2, the slope, m=4.