Question

y = mx + b

Answer 1

are you asking what kind of equation is this?

Answer 2

how do I solve for m

Answer 3

is the straight line equation..

you have to move things around using standard algebra rules.
so you have to isolate the term in question using whatever gets you there faster

y=mx + b
y -b =mx + b -b
y -b =mx

and so on ...

Answer 4

can you solve it from there? you have to move x to the other side.

Answer 5

I'm confused

Answer 6

What you do to one side, you must do to the other, welcome to algebra 101 :)