can anyone explian this?

Answer: y=1/2x+3
m is the slope in the equation y=mx+b. you find b by plugging in (8,7) into the equation y=1/2x+b. Plug in 7 for y and 8 for x. The equation will look like 7=1/2(8)+b. solve for b. b should equal 3.
so your answer is y=1/2x+3