Solution
For this case we have the slope given by:
m = -1/8
And a point given (8,-5) and we can find the equation in the following way:
[tex]-5=-\frac{1}{8}(8)+b[/tex]And we can solve for the intercept b like this:
[tex]b=-5+1=-4[/tex]And the line would be given by:
[tex]y=-\frac{1}{8}x-4[/tex]