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On a map of Braxton County, the library is located at (–3, –7). The hospital is located 5 units west of the library. What ordered pair represents the location of the hospital?

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Answer:

(-8,-7)

Explanation:

assuming that the top part of the y-axis is north and the bottom part is south

we know west is to the left and that means -5 so -3-5=-8 meaning our coordinate is (-8,-7)

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