Michel owes Rs. 3, Steve owes Rs. 5 but Cooper doesn't owe anything. Each of them has Rs. 13 in their pocket presently. Place these people on the number line and find who is poorest and who is richest. [3 MARKS]

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Money in the pocket can be taken as positive. Then the money owed will be negative.Presently Steve has Rs.13 but he owes Rs. 5. Hence, money he actually has =13-5 = 8. The given number line shows the money Steve has.

Similarly, Michel owes Rs. 3, Hence actual money Michel has =Rs. 13 - Rs. 3 = Rs. 10

Cooper has Rs.13.

As we know that the number on the left side is smaller than the number on the right side, we can hence conclude that Steve is poorest and Cooper is richest.

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