SOLUTION: write an equation: slope = 1/3 passing through (-1,5)

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Question 232534: write an equation:
slope = 1/3 passing through (-1,5)
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write an equation:
slope = 1/3 passing through (-1,5)
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Use y = mx+b and solve for b
5 = (1/3)*(-1) + b
b = 16/3
--> y = (1/3)x + 16/3
or x - 3y = -16