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Rewrite the equation in the slope intercept form: y = mx + c

Thus:

4x - 8y = 12

8y = 4x - 12

y = 4/8x - 12/8 = 1/2x - 3/2

and then, the gradient is the coefficient of x viz 1/2 or 0.5

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