Must a function this is decreasing over a given interval always be negative over the same interval? explain

It is certainly possible for a function decreasing over a certain interval to be negative, but no rule that says it must be. On the other hand, where the function is decreasing, the rate of change of the function must be negative.

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step-by-step explanation:

let y equal to

the total fare and x is the mile of taxi ride. so the equation is

y = 0.55x + 1.75

since susie has

$10 to spend for a taxi cab, so he can have

10 = 0.55x +

1.75

x = 15 miles of

taxi ride

so the system of

inequality is

10 < 0.55x +

1.75

x > 2