Answer: On the plot line 5/4 is 5 tic marks passed 0 so -5/4 would be 6 tic marks before. Hope this helps
If this is wrong I am deeply sorry.
-5/4 can be shown as -1 1/4, and plotted on the number line as the first quarter tick past -1. Its opposite, 1 1/4, is the same way, the first quarter tick past 1.
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