Question

If the numbers -2.5, -1.6, -3 1/10, - 1/10, and -0.5 were graphed on a number line, which would appear farthest to the left?

Answer 1

Turn the question around.
If all the numbers were positive: 2.5, 1.6, 3 1/10, 1/10, and 0.5, which would be farthest to the right?

The fact is that the negative numbers are a reflection of the positive numbers.
Since 3 1/10 would be farthest to the right with positive numbers, -3 1/10 will be farthest to the left with the negative numbers.