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Panel said that he could graph -5 by counting 5 units to the left of 5. Is he correct? Explain

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Yes and no

Explanation:

That depends, if he is talking about the x-axis, then no, but if he is talking about the y-axis, then yes.

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Answer: No

Step-by-step explanation: To see if Panel is right or not, let's use a number line to visualize what's going on.

In the image provided, I have attached a number line.

Panel said that he could graph -5 by 5 units to the left of 5. So, the first thing we need to do is start at 5 on our number line and it will have a green dot on it.

From here, Panel said that if we move 5 units to the left of 5, we will end up at -5. To see if this is true, let's move 5 units to the left on our number line.

When we move 5 units to the left of 5, we end up at 0 and not -5.

This means that Panel's original statement was incorrect.

Panel said that he could graph -5 by counting 5 units to the left of 5. Is he correct-example-1
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