SOLUTION: What is an equation of a line that has a slope of -1/3 and the line passes through the point (3,-6)?

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Question 207299: What is an equation of a line that has a slope of -1/3 and the line passes through the point (3,-6)?
Answer by checkley77(12844) About Me  (Show Source):
You can put this solution on YOUR website!
Y=(-1/3)X+b
-6=(-1/3)3+b
-6=-1+b
b=-6+1
b=-5
Y=x/3-5 is the equation for this line.
+graph%28+300%2C+200%2C+-6%2C+15%2C+-10%2C+10%2C+x%2F3+-5%29+ (graph 300x200 pixels, x from -6 to 15, y from -10 to 10, x/3 -5).