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First, use the distributive property to find that f(x) = (2/3)x + 10/3 - 8. This simplifies to f(x) = (2/3) x - 4 2/3. If you recall the slope intercept form is  y=mx+b, then the slope is 2/3 and the y-intercept must be -4 2/3.

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