Find an Equation for the Line with the Given Properties $- 5 x - y = 8$

Find an equation for the line with the given properties.
-Perpendicular to the line $- 5 x - y = 8$ ; containing the point $\left( 0 , - \frac { 8 } { 5 } \right)$

A) $y = \frac { 1 } { 5 } x - \frac { 8 } { 5 }$
B) $y = - \frac { 7 } { 5 }$
C) $y = \frac { 1 } { 5 } x + 8$
D) $y = - \frac { 1 } { 5 } x - \frac { 8 } { 5 }$

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