Sophie was asked to plot the point (8, 5). She started at the origin, moved 8 units up and 5 units to the right, and plotted her point. Explain what Sophie did wrong and determine what point she actually plotted.

Question

To plot the point (8, 5), start at the origin and move
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. Sophie actually plotted the point
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.

Answer 1

Sophie did not move "8 units up and 5 units to the right" as instructed. Instead, she moved "8 units up and 5 units to the left". As a result, she plotted the point (5, -8) instead of the correct point (8, 5).