ANSWER
[tex]y = \frac{1}{4}x+1[/tex]
EXPLANATION
The slope-intercept equation of a straight line is of the form
[tex]y = mx + b[/tex]
Where 'm' is the slope and 'b' is the y-intercept.
From the question we have slope to be
[tex]m = \frac{1}{4} [/tex]
We substitute the slope into the slope-intercept equation and obtain:
[tex]y = \frac{1}{4}x + b[/tex]
To find the value of 'b' we plug in the point (-8,-1) into our current equation.
[tex] - 1= \frac{1}{4}( - 8)+ b[/tex]
[tex] - 1= - 2+ b[/tex]
[tex] - 1 + 2 = b[/tex]
[tex]1 = b[/tex]
[tex]b =1 [/tex]
The complete equation is
[tex]y = \frac{1}{4}x + 1[/tex]
