We know the equation for slope-intercept form is y = mx + b, where m is the slope and b is the y-intercept. Since we have the coordinates of one point on this line and the slope, we can substitute that in and find b first:
y = mx + b
-8 = 5/2(-4) + b
-8 = -10 + b
b = 2
So we can use the slope and this y intercept we found to plug back into the equation:
