Question

What is the slope of y=1/5x - 4?

Answer 1

1/5 because y=mx+b where m=the slope so in y=1/5x+-b, 1/5 is the slope. 

Answer 2

Given that the equation is  $y= \frac{1}{5}x-4$
the slope is $\frac{1}{5}$ and the -4 is the intercept or where the line crosses the y- axis