SOLUTION: please help me solve this equation in slope-intercept form: y - 11 = - 5 (x + 8) p.s the 5 and 2 is a fraction 2

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Question 219456: please help me solve this equation in slope-intercept form:
y - 11 = - 5 (x + 8) p.s the 5 and 2 is a fraction
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y - 11 = - 5 (x + 8) p.s the 5 and 2 is a fraction
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Assume the equation is
y - 11 = -5%2F2(x + 8)
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Multiply what's inside the brackets
y - 11 = -5%2F2x + -5%2F2*8
y - 11 = -5%2F2x - 20
Cancel the 2 into 8
y - 11 = -5%2F2x + -5(4)
y - 11 = -5%2F2x - 20
Add 11 to both sides
y = -5%2F2x - 20 + 11
y = -5%2F2x - 9; the slope intercept form