I will give you branilest! In many contexts we can interpret negative rates as "rates in opposite direction". For example, a car that is traveling -35 miles per hour is traveling in the opposite direction of a car that is traveling 40 miles per hour.

1. What could it mean if we say that water if flowing at a rate of -5 gallons per minute?

2. Make up another situation with a negative rate, and explain what it could mean.