Can someone help me with this problem

Is a positive integer raised to a negative power always positive

Which shows the graph of the solution set of 3y – 2x > –18?

Every weekday, mr. jones bikes from his home to his job. sometimes he rides along two roads, the long route that is shown by the solid lines. other times, he takes the shortcut shown by the dashed line. how many fewer kilometers does mr. jones bike when he takes the shortcut instead of the long route?