Hello. I am having some difficulty with this problem. Could you please check my answer?

Question

You start searching for a buried object by marking the center of a field as (0, 0), with coordinates giving distances in yards. Coordinates to the north or east are positive, and coordinates to the south or west are negative. You find nothing at (-5, 3), so you try a likely looking spot 6 yards to the east and 5 yards to the south of the first spot. What are the likely coordinates of the second spot?

A. (0, 0)
B. (-9, -5)
C. (-3, -2)
D. (1, -2) <<< My answer

Answer 1

You are correct.

Answer 2

No you are not right, The right answer is b.

Answer 3

Answers?

Answer 4

The answer is (1,-2) I plotted this out on a coordinate grid so yes she is correct. Hope this helps,
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Answer 5

Thanks homework helper!

Answer 6

Tbh I think the answer actually is B... I've been seeing mixed results tho. Everything either says A, B, or D. But I'm gonna go with B and see how it works out.