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I have to use the egquation y=mx+b

The information I was given is that the slope is 4/5 and the y-intercept -8
I don't understand this, can anyone please explain?

User Junio
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Answer:

y=4/5x-8

Explanation:

The slope intercept form, or y=mx+b, has m to represent the slope and b to represent the y intercept, or the point where the function crosses the y-axis. Therefore, the equation you should use is y=4/5x-8. From here, if you plug in either a known x value or a known y value, you can find the other one. Hope this helps!

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