Question

What is 5x + 8y =16 in slope intercept form

Answer 1

The slope-intercept form:

`y=mx+b`

m - slope

b - y-intercept

We have
`5x+8y=16`. Convert:

`5x+8y=16` subtract 5x from both sides

`8y=-5x+16` divide both sides by 8

`\boxed{-(5)/(8)x+2}`