SOLUTION: A line has a slope of -2.5 and passes through the point (-2, -3). What is the equation of the line? Please help - struggling with working this out!!

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Question 469035: A line has a slope of -2.5 and passes through the point (-2, -3). What is the equation of the line?

Please help - struggling with working this out!!
Answer by mananth(16946) About Me  (Show Source):
You can put this solution on YOUR website!
m= -2.50
y=mx+b
Find b
Plug value of the slope and point (-2,-3) in
Y = m x + b
-3.00 = 5 + b
b= -3 - 5
b= -8
So the equation will be
Y = -2.5 x -8