Where is the number -3 located on a horizontal number line? - 4 units to the left of 3 - 7 units to the left of 3 - 4 units to the right of 3 - 7 units to the right of 3
Mathematics · Middle School · Thu Feb 04 2021
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On a horizontal number line, the number -3 is located 7 units to the left of the number 0. To determine where it is relative to the number 3, you also need to consider that the number 3 is located 3 units to the right of 0. Therefore, to get from 3 to -3, you would move from 3, past 0, and another 3 units to the left, totaling 6. Hence, none of the options provided are correct if we're talking about the distance from 3 to -3 on a horizontal number line. However, if we must choose the closest from the given options, -3 is located 4 units to the left of the number 3 on a standard horizontal number line.