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A line passes through the point (4, -4) and has a slope of
-5/4

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Plug in the known numbers into y = mx + b
The equation should become

-4 = -5/4(4) + b

Simplify the expression which should give you:
-4 = -5 + b

Solve for b by isolating the b value.

Answer should become

y = -5/4x + 1
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