1. Use the points \((1, 1.75)\) and \((6, 3.00)\) to calculate the slope \(m\):
    m = \frac{3.00 - 1.75}{6 - 1} 
    m = \frac{1.25}{5} 
    m = 0.25 
2. Substitute the slope \(m = 0.25\) and the point \((1, 1.75)\) into the slope-intercept form \(y = mx + b\) to find \(b\):
    1.75 = 0.25(1) + b 
    1.75 = 0.25 + b 
    b = 1.75 - 0.25 
    b = 1.50 
3. Write the final equation in slope-intercept form:
    y = 0.25x + 1.50 
Answer:  y = 0.25x + 1.50