4. Writing and Solving Proportions
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In an ordered pair, the x-coordinate comes first and the y-coordinate comes second.
-3tells us to move 3 units to the left of the origin — the negative horizontal direction.
The y-coordinate 0
tells us not to move from the x-axis.
The point B( - 3, 0) lies on the point at which the grid line corresponding to x-coordinate -3 intersects the x-axis.