SOLUTION: Please help me with this equation ... what is an equation of the line through (0, -3) with slope 2/5?

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Question 664131: Please help me with this equation ... what is an equation of the line through (0, -3) with slope 2/5?
Answer by ReadingBoosters(3246) About Me  (Show Source):
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Use the points 0 for x and -3 for y in the linear equation to solve for intercept, b.
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y=mx+b
-3=2/5(0)+b
b = -3
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y=2/5x-3
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