Positive numbers are to the right of 0. Point A is more than 3 units to the left of 0 and less than 4 units to the left of 0. Therefore it represents a number between $\displaystyle-{3}\usepackage{cmbright}\Huge\$ and $\displaystyle-{4}\usepackage{cmbright}\Huge\$ , not between $\displaystyle{2}\usepackage{cmbright}\Huge\$ and $\displaystyle{3}\usepackage{cmbright}\Huge\$ .