These series of questions appear to be dealing with straight line functions.
Therefore, assume the equation is y - 1 = (5/6)(x -4).
If the function is assumed to be y - 1 = 5/[6(x - 4)], the function would be a natural log function, which is much more difficult to develop.
So
y - 1 = (5/6)( x - 4) First, clear the parenthesis
y - 1 = (5/6)x - (5/6)4
y -1 = (5/6)x - 10/3 combine the like terms by adding 1 to both sides
y = (5/6)x - 10/3 + 3/3 = (5/6)x - 7/3
So the slope m = 5/6, and the y intercept is -7/3
y = (5/6)x - 7/3
Therefore, assume the equation is y - 1 = (5/6)(x -4).
If the function is assumed to be y - 1 = 5/[6(x - 4)], the function would be a natural log function, which is much more difficult to develop.
So
y - 1 = (5/6)( x - 4) First, clear the parenthesis
y - 1 = (5/6)x - (5/6)4
y -1 = (5/6)x - 10/3 combine the like terms by adding 1 to both sides
y = (5/6)x - 10/3 + 3/3 = (5/6)x - 7/3
So the slope m = 5/6, and the y intercept is -7/3
y = (5/6)x - 7/3