Question

which equation represents the line that passes through the point (-2,2) and is parallel to y=1/2x + 8

Answer 1

The first thing is the slope
y = 1/2 x + b is the new line. Now we must solve for b
2 = 1/2 (-2) + b
2 = -1 + b
3 = b
The new line is 
y = 1/2 x +3