The ordered pairs are written in the form:
[tex](x,y)[/tex]
Which means that the first number indicates a horizontal distance and the second number indicates a vertical distance.
In this case, we have the point (-7,-4). Then, draw a horizontal line starting from the origin 7 units to the left. Then, draw a vertical line 4 units down the endpoint of the previous line to find the point (-7,-4), as shown in the following sequence:
Which gives the position of the point:
Therefore, the position of the point on the coordinate plane would be:
