Question

Which of the following points best represents the location of -1 5/8 on the number line?

Answer 1

A

Explanation:

Looking at the number line, you will notice that A, B, and C are less than 0.

Eliminate D, which is greater than 0.

Further still, as negative numbers get 'smaller', they go from -1 to -∞.

i.e.: -1 > -2 > -3

if you forget the above fact, looking at the number line, you can see that A is between -1 and -2, and
`-1(5)/(8)` is between -1 and -2 just as
`1(5)/(8)` is between 1 and 2.

Then, simply counting the ticks from -1 to -2, you can see that A falls on the 5th tick, while -2 falls on the 8th tick from -1.

Hope this helped.

Answer 2

A

Explanation:

-1 5/8 would be between -2 and -1