Question

Where are the negative rational numbers placed on a vertical number line? A. to the left of 0 B. to the right of 0 C. above 0 D. below 0

Answer 1

D. Below 0. Think of it as a thermometer, if it is 14 degrees below the 0, then you would say it is -14 degrees out.

Answer 2

D. below 0

Explanation:

On a vertical number line, it is conventional to have numbers increasing in the upward direction. Thus numbers less than zero (negative numbers) will lie below zero.