What is the order of the coordinates in an ordered pair?

x-coordinate, then y-coordinate

Describe how you would plot the ordered pair (5, -3) on a coordinate plane, starting from the origin.

Start at the origin (0,0). Move 5 units to the right along the x-axis, then move 3 units down along the y-axis.

The point will be located on the y-axis.

Name: Plotting Ordered Pairs
Author: Insta~Lesson

6th Grade · Math · 15 min

I can plot ordered pairs on a coordinate plane.

1
The x-axis on a coordinate plane is horizontal, while the y-axis is vertical.
2
When plotting points, the x coordinate always comes first, and the y coordinate always comes second in the ordered pair.
3
When plotting (4, 7), start at the origin, move right to 4 on the x-axis, and then move up to 7 on the y-axis.

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