What does the line 5x+2y=8 look like?

Question 6 options:

A)

horizontal

B)

vertical

C)

slanted right upwards

D)

slanted right downwards

The correct answer would be D. The plot of the line 5x+2y = 8 is slanted right downwards. To predict, we write the equation into slope-intercept form as follows:

y = mx + b where m is the slope and b is the y-intercept form

5x + 2y = 8

y = - 5x/2 + 4

As we can see, the slope is negative so the graph should slope to the right downwards.