If |a| < |b| and both b and a are negative numbers, describe the location of point b in relation to point a on a number line.

The point A is to the right of point B. Both points are to the left of 0. The point A is closer to 0 since |A| is smaller than |B|. 

|A| = distance from point A to 0 on the number line
|B| = distance from point B to 0 on the number line