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Integers and the Number Line — Quiz

Question 5 • Grade 7 Mathematics

Which number line plots the integers negative 12 , negative 3 , and 7 ?

Answer
A
Image with description A number line from negative 15 to 10 by 5s. There is a point between negative 10 and negative 5. There is a point between negative 5 and 0 and a point between 5 and 10.
B
Image with description A number line from negative 15 to 10 by 5s. There is a point between negative 15 and negative 10. There is a point between negative 10 and negative 5 and a point between negative 5 and 0.
C
Image with description A number line from negative 15 to 10 by 5s. There is a point between negative 15 and negative 10. There is a point between negative 5 and 0 and a point between 5 and 10.
D
Image with description A number line from negative 15 to 10 by 5s. There is a point between negative 15 and negative 10. There is a point between negative 10 and negative 5 and a point between 0 and 5.

Explanation

On the number line, −12 lies between −15 and −10, −3 lies between −5 and 0, and 7 lies between 5 and 10. Choice C places one point in each of those intervals, so it plots all three integers correctly.

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