For this case we have the following statement: 
"the y-value is -5 decreased by six times the x-value" 
We must write the equation in algebraic form. 
We have then: 
- the y-value is: y = 
 -  -5: -5 
 - decreased by: - 
 - six times the x-value: 6x 
 
Rewriting we have:
 

Answer: 
the statement as an equation is: 
