Question

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?

Twelve-x, negative twelve-y.

Negative twelve-x, negative twelve-y.

Twelve-x, twelve-y.

X minus the quantity of negative twelve-x, twelve-y.

Answer 1

Ok, so when going north, what sign will it be, positive or negative?

Answer 2

I don't really know :/

Answer 3

It says that the y axis will be north and south. So going 12 up, what will the sign be? Using Cartesian Coordinates.

Answer 4

nevermind negative