SOLUTION: WRITE THE WQUATION FOR A LINE WITH A SLOPW OF 1/5 AND A Y- INTERCEPT OF -1.

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Question 179918: WRITE THE WQUATION FOR A LINE WITH A SLOPW OF 1/5 AND A Y- INTERCEPT OF -1.
Answer by BarrelRacingRMS(1) About Me  (Show Source):
You can put this solution on YOUR website!
m=1/5 b=-1
y=1/5x-1
slope(m) equals 1/5 and the y intercept(b)equals -1, so you just have to plug in the numbers to this formula y=mx+b. your answer is y=1/5x+-1 which should be written as y=1/5x-1. I hope this helps!!