The whole number 2 is the number of whole apples each person gets. The numerator 1 is the number of pieces of the remaining apple each person gets; the denominator 3 is the number of pieces the remaining apple is cut into.
Identify the slope, m. This can be done by calculating the slope between two known points of the line using the slope formula.
Find the y-intercept. This can be done by substituting the slope and the coordinates of a point (x, y) on the line in the slope-intercept formula and then solve for b.
