1. The problem asks us to plot the point $(-5.5, 2.5)$ on a coordinate plane. 2. Recall that an ordered pair $(x, y)$ represents a point where $x$ is the horizontal coordinate and $y$ is the vertical coordinate. 3. To plot $(-5.5, 2.5)$: - Start at the origin $(0,0)$. - Move left along the x-axis to $-5.5$ because the x-coordinate is negative. - From there, move up along the y-axis to $2.5$ because the y-coordinate is positive. 4. The point $(-5.5, 2.5)$ lies in the second quadrant (top-left) of the Cartesian plane. 5. This is how you locate and plot the point on the grid accurately. Final answer: The point $(-5.5, 2.5)$ is plotted 5.5 units left of the origin and 2.5 units above the x-axis.