Write an equation in slope intercept form of the line has a slope of 2/5 and a y intercept of -7

Answer 1

Hi Taishaun!

Slope intercept form is also known as y=mx+b form!

When you know what each variable represents, it will be easier to understand how to do these types of questions.

y=the y-value or output of the equation. Typically you don't put anything here, just leave it as a y

m=the slope of the equation

x=the x-values or input of the equation. This is left as x

b=the y-intercept of the equation

We are given a slope of 2/5, so let's plug that in to the m value:

y=2/5x+b

We are also given a y intercept of -7, so we need to plug that into the b value:

y=2/5x-7

And that's your final answer! Hope it helped!