Step one: Make sure the equation is in y = mx + b format.
If it is not, rearrange the equation to isolate the y. For this example, we’re going to use y + 3 = 4x.
Subtract the three from both sides to isolate the y. Now we have our equation, y = 4x - 3.
Step two: plot the y-intercept. This is the “b” component. So, in this case, our y-intercept is (0, -3). Place a point there.
Step three: place two more points by following the rate of change. In this equation, we have a slope of 4. This means we move 4 units up and 1 unit right. This makes the next points (1, 1) and (2, 5)
Step four: draw a line using a ruler through your three points.
And you’ll have it! I’ve drawn my graph below!