Question

A paleontologist uncovered a bone in a hole that is 4.5 ft deep a bird was in a tree at the height of 10.5 ft a catfish lay at the bottom of a lake at the depths of 12.5 ft graph the values given in the problem on the number line

Answer 1

First, we order the numbers from least to greatest: -12.5, -4.5, and 10.5.

Observe that the first two are negative because they are below sea level.

Having said that, we can place the numbers on the number line.