Question

Can someone please explain how to do this?

George drove 12 miles north and 12 mile west. 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?

(12, -12)

(-12, -12)

(12, 12)

(-12, 12)

Answer 1

Okay, so on the x axis of the plane, go to the number 12 west of the intersection of the axis'. (0,0) which would then be -12. Then go upwards 12 on the y axis.