Arthur D. answered 10/24/14
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y-intercept is 3 so the coordinates of this point are (0,3)
x-intercept is -5 so the coordinates of this point are (-5,0)
if you connect these points the line is rising from left to right, therefore the line has a positive slope
(or you can find the slope using the two points and slope=rise/run; the difference of the y coordinates divided by the difference of the x coordinates to determine that the slope is positive)
y=mx+b
the slope is 3/5 and the y-intercept is 3
y=(3/5)x+3