The answer is 6 people.
Half of the 12 people in the cafe would be 6 people. You can find half of a number by dividing it by two, or multiplying it by .5
First you do the exponents so 10^-3 is:
1/10^3 (change it so it is not a negative exponent, so make it its reciprocal)
1/(10*10*10) = 1/1000 = 0.001
Slope is the change in Y over the change in X:
Slope = (6 - -8) / (5 - -3)
Slope = (6+8) / (5+3)
Slope = 14/8
Slope = 7/4
Here are some
1 ) 4 ( x - 3 )
2 ) 10 x - 2 x - 12
3 ) 8 x - 4 - 8