Owen plots the numbers 4 , negative 6 , negative 8 , and negative 3 on a horizontal number line. Which list shows the numbers in the order in which they would appear from left to right on the number line?

On a number line, numbers appear from least to greatest when moving from left to right. Among the negative numbers, −8 is smallest, then −6, then −3; the positive number 4 comes last. So the order is −8, −6, −3, 4, which is choice B.

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