Find the coordinates of the point that is located 8 units below the $x$-axis and 5 units to the left of the y-axis.
A) $( - 8 , - 5 )$
B) $( 8 , - 5 )$
C) $( - 5,8 )$
D) $( 5 , - 8 )$
E) $( - 5 , - 8 )$

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The point is located 5 units to the left of the y-axis, which means that the x-coordinate is -5. It is 8 units below the x-axis, which means that the y-coordinate is -8. Therefore, the coordinates of the point are (-5,-8), which corresponds to choice E.

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