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This is a picture of a coordinate graph.

Which ordered pair describes a point that is located 4 units to the left of the origin and 6 units below the x-axis?

(4, −6)
(6, −4)
(−4, −6)
(−6, −4)

This is a picture of a coordinate graph. Which ordered pair describes a point that-example-1
User Sio
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Answer is (-4, -6)

Step-by-step explanation

Your coordinates are written as ( x, y )

x axis is left or right of origin - left or right of y
y axis is up or down - above or below x axis

So 4 units to the left of 0 is -4
So 6 units below 0 is -6
Your answer is (-4, -6)

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