Question

George drove 5 miles north and 5 miles east. Using a coordinate plane to represent his trip, let the y-axis run north and south, let the x-axis run east and west, and let his original position be the intersection of the axes. Which ordered pair best represents his final location?

The ordered pair five comma five.

The ordered pair five comma negative five.

The ordered pair negative five comma five.

The ordered pair negative five comma negative five.

Answer 1

he went to the right(east) 5 and the up(north) 5
so
if we go right on the x axis from 0 are we going positive or negative?