Answer:
y = -5/3 - 8
Step-by-step explanation:
We want to write this in the form y = mx + b. We need to find the m (slope) and the b (y-intercept) , Whew, they already gave us the slope, so we are have way there. I will plug in the x and y that we are given from the point (-6, 8) to solve for b.
y = mx + b
8 = -5/3(-6) + b Multiply the fraction by -6
8 = 30/3 + b I can make 6 a fraction by writing it 6/1 and then just multiply straight across. A negative times a negative is a positive.
8 = 10 + b 30/3 is equal to 10. Now subtract 10 from both sides to get b
-8 = b
I can now write the equations since I now know m and b.
y = -5/3 + (-8) which is the same as y = -5/3 - 8. Adding a negative is the same as subtracting a positive.