Which ordered pair is in the solution set of the system of inequalities shown in the accompanying graph?

In exponential growth functions, the base of the exponent must be greater than 1,how would the function change if the base of the exponent were 1? how would the fiction change if the base of the exponent were between 0and 1

Fanny mendelssohn manages all the magazines and paperback books at a local grocery store. she prices many paperbacks to sell at $7.99. the cost to the store is $5.29. what is the markup rate on a paperback book, based on its cost?

[10 points, algebra 2]according to my answer key the restrictions are -1 and 4. but why not positive 1?