Question

What is the equation of a line passing through (-6 , 5) and having a slope of 1/3??

I still do not understand.

Answer 1

y=mx + b,
where b is the y-intercept and m is the slope.
plug all the given into the equation, to solve for b..
then, rewrite the equation with the slope and b.

Answer 2

Here is a video that shows examples
http://www.khanacademy.org/math/algebra/linear-equations-and-inequalitie/equation-of-a-line/v/linear-equations-in-slope-intercept-form