Which statement best describes ordered pairs on a coordinate plane? A) Either the x or y value may be written first in an ordered pair, depending on which value is the greatest. B) The y-coordinate is located by moving horizontally, while the x-coordinate is located by moving vertically. C) The x-coordinate tells how far to travel left or right of the origin, and the y-coordinate tells how far to travel above or below the origin. D) An ordered pair tells how far to go diagonally within a plane, with the first coordinate plotted diagonally from the origin in the first quadrant.

The x-coordinate tells how far to travel left (in this case the values of the x-coordinate are negative in value) or right (in this case the values of the x-coordinate are positive in value) of the origin

Similarly, the y-coordinate tells how far to travel above(positive y-axis with positive values) or below(negative y-axis with negative values) the origin.

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Answer:

The x-coordinate tells how far to travel left or right of the origin, and the y-coordinate tells how far to travel above or below the origin.

Step-by-step explanation:

A coordinate place consists of horizontal and vertical axis. The horizontal axis is known as the x - axis and lies along the horizontal while the vertical axis is the y axis which lies along the vertical and perpendicular to the x-axis.

Both axis acts in the positive and negative direction.

The positive x axis of the plane acts towards the right while the negative x axis acts towards the left.

The positive y axis acts upward while the negative y acts downward.

The point where both x and y axis intersect is known ad the origin

This coordinate plane is useful in locating the magnitude and direction of an object acting in space.