ABOUT SLOPE INTERCEPT FORM:
- y = mx + b
- m represents the slope
- b represents the y-intercept
You have to get y by itself:
5x + 8y = 16
-5x -5x
8y = -5x + 15
8 8
y = -5/8x + 15/8
OR
I you wants to simplify 15/8, it's this:
y = -5/8x +1.875
HI!!! Really really sorry if I'm incorrect...