Step by step
The question
Question: plot (−6, −4).
(−6, −4)
The first number is x.
It says left or right.
−6 is negative, so we go left.
x = −6 → left 6
The second number is y.
It says up or down.
−4 is negative, so we go down.
y = −4 → down 4
1 Start at 0
Draw the grid.
The x-axis goes across.
The y-axis goes up and down.
They meet at 0.
That point is called the origin.
Start at 0, where the axes meet.
2 Go left 6
x is −6.
From 0, go left 6.
3 Go down 4
Then go down 4.
Put a dot here.
This is the point (−6, −4).
4 Check
Let's check.
From the dot, go straight up to the x-axis.
We meet −6.
Go straight across to the y-axis.
We meet −4.
So (−6, −4) is right!
Let's look back.
First: start at 0.
Then: go left 6.
Then: go down 4.
Last: check.
Answer
(−6, −4)