A student used the slope-intercept form to write the equation of a line that has a slope of -2 and passes through the point (StartFraction negative 3 Over 10 EndFraction, 5). The student’s work is shown to the left.
Analyze the steps to identify the error.
Step1: student switched the x and y values
Step 3: student needed to add StartFraction 6 Over 10 EndFraction to both sides
Step 5: student subtracted incorrectly
Step 6: student needed to add the b value