y-11=4x subtract 4x from both sides; -4x+y-11=0 multiply each side by -1 to make a positive; (-1)-4x+y-11=0 4x-y+11=0standard form = ax+by+c=0 a,b &c are integers and a >0 y-7=4(x+4) First distribute the 4; y-7=4x+4 subtract 4 from the sides; y-7-4=4x+4-4