Math: Order to Read Coordinates (x, y) Practice
Practice reading ordered pairs by moving across first, then up
Math: Order to Read Coordinates (x, y) Practice
Practice reading ordered pairs by moving across first, then up
Math - Grade 4-5
- 1
A point is located at (3, 5). Which number tells how far to move across on the x-axis, and which number tells how far to move up on the y-axis?
In an ordered pair, the first number is x and the second number is y.
The x-coordinate is 3, so you move 3 units across. The y-coordinate is 5, so you move 5 units up. - 2
Write the ordered pair for a point that is 4 units across from the origin and 2 units up.
The ordered pair is (4, 2) because the x-coordinate is 4 and the y-coordinate is 2. - 3
Look at the ordered pair (7, 1). What is the x-coordinate? What is the y-coordinate?
Read the numbers in order from left to right: x, then y.
The x-coordinate is 7, and the y-coordinate is 1. - 4
A student plots a point by moving 6 units up first and then 3 units across. The point was supposed to be (3, 6). Did the student use the correct order? Explain.
Coordinates are read and plotted as across, then up.
No, the student did not use the correct order. To plot (3, 6), the student should move 3 units across first and then 6 units up. - 5
On a coordinate grid, point A is at (2, 8). Describe how to get to point A from the origin.
To get to point A from the origin, move 2 units across to the right and 8 units up. - 6
Which ordered pair matches this description: move 5 units across and 9 units up? Choose one: (9, 5) or (5, 9). Explain your answer.
The first number tells across, and the second number tells up.
The correct ordered pair is (5, 9) because the x-coordinate 5 comes first and the y-coordinate 9 comes second. - 7
Point B is plotted at (0, 4). What does the 0 tell you about the location of the point?
The 0 tells you that point B is not moved across from the origin. It is on the y-axis, 4 units up. - 8
Point C is plotted at (6, 0). What does the 0 tell you about the location of the point?
A y-coordinate of 0 means the point stays on the x-axis.
The 0 tells you that point C is not moved up from the x-axis. It is on the x-axis, 6 units across from the origin. - 9
Write the ordered pair for a point that has an x-coordinate of 8 and a y-coordinate of 3.
The ordered pair is (8, 3) because the x-coordinate is written first and the y-coordinate is written second. - 10
A map grid shows the library at (1, 6), the park at (6, 1), and the school at (4, 4). Which location has an x-coordinate of 6?
Look at the first number in each ordered pair.
The park has an x-coordinate of 6 because its ordered pair is (6, 1), and the first number is the x-coordinate. - 11
Point D is at (5, 7). Point E is at (7, 5). Are these points in the same location? Explain why or why not.
No, these points are not in the same location. Point D is 5 units across and 7 units up, while point E is 7 units across and 5 units up. - 12
A treasure is hidden at (9, 2) on a coordinate grid. Write directions from the origin to the treasure using the correct coordinate order.
Use the pattern x first, then y.
From the origin, move 9 units across to the right and then 2 units up to reach the treasure.