SOLUTION: The paper is asking for me to write the equation of the line whose slope is 1/5 and whose y-intercept is 4. How would I do this and show the work?

Question 564967: The paper is asking for me to write the equation of the line whose slope is 1/5 and whose y-intercept is 4. How would I do this and show the work?
Answer by Alan3354(69443) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
The paper is asking for me to write the equation of the line whose slope is 1/5 and whose y-intercept is 4. How would I do this and show the work?
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y = mx + b is the slope-intercept form
m is the slope, and b is the y-intercept
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The eqn is
y = (1/5)x + 4
Not much work to show.
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You can put it in standard form:
x - 5y = -20

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