Steps: 1. Find the slope by using the slope formula Y2-Y1 --------- X2-X1
-11 + 7 ---------- -8 + 3 2. -11 + 7= -4 -8 + 3= -5 3. Your slope is 4/5 (because you have to turn two negatives into a positive) 4. Now you do the point-slope formula Y-Y1= m(x-x1) Y +7=4/5 (x +3)