To find out the slope, we need two points
so
looking at the graph
we take
(-4,5) and (0,-3)
m=(-3-5)/(0+4)
m=-8/4
m=-2
the y-intercept (value of y when the value of x is zero) is the point (0,-3)
the equation of the line in slope-intercept form is
y=mx+b
where
m is the slope
b is the y-coordinate of the y-intercept
so
m=-2
b=-3
substitute
y=-2x-3
