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Anthony was asked to give the coordinates of a point located in quadrant III. He gave the ordered pair (4, –10). Which statement best describes the error that Anthony made? His coordinates are not multiples of 3. His coordinates are both nonzero. His x-coordinate is the wrong sign. His y-coordinate is the wrong sign.

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Answer: His x-coordinate is the wrong sign


Explanation: Quadrant III only has negative values, so (4, -10) is in quadrant IV.
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