y = mx+b
(5-8)/(9-0) = -1/3 which is m
solve point slope to find slope intercept by using one of the points (0,8)
y-y1=m(x-x1)
y-8 = -1/3(x-0)
y-8 = -1/3x
Answer: y = -1/3x + 8
Y would equal 12 if x were to equal 4. You can think of it as a proportion.
0.013413582325191 got it from google