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Don't know how to find x given these segment lengths

Billy plotted −3 4 and −1 4 on a number line to determine that −3 4 is smaller than −1 4 .is he correct? explain why or why not

I'm at a bookstore with $\$35$ in my pocket and a $20\%$-off coupon. what is the cost of the most expensive book i can buy with my money and the coupon? (assume that there are books of every possible price in the bookstore. it's a large bookstore! )