How would you a graph a line with this equation? y = -2/5x + 5

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pls answer ASAP. Also i know that the y intercept is 0,5. But I forgot how to do graph it after that (rise over run?)

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Answer 1 · 2017-12-07T23:18:51

Explanation below

For #y=-2/5x+5# it is:
y intercept:
x=0 so #y=5#
x intercept:
y=0 so
#0=-2/5x+5#
#-5=-2/5x#
#-25/-2=x=12.5#

Now you have two points which are needed to graph a line: (0,5) and (12.5,0)