Change the equation to a slope-intercept form: 
8x-11y=5


Just solve the equation for y and end up with the form:

          y = mx + b

   8x - 11y = 5 

       -11y = -8x + 5

divide through every term by -11

     =  + 

          y = x - 

Now compare that to

          y = mx + b

and you see that the slope m = 

and the y-intercept is the point (0,b) or, (0,)

Edwin