Is the speed of the object during segment c greater than, equal to, or less than its speed during segment e?

This is a kinematic problem that asks us to determine the velocity of an object in a time frame given the plot of time in the x-axis and distance, x, in the y-axis. The figure that shows the behavior of the object is shown in the diagram. Segment C is going down which means the object is decelerating indicated by the negative slope. E on the other hand also has a negative slope as the line is also going down but less steep than that of c. slope is equal to change in y over the change in x. So given a definite change in y, a shorter change in x would make a greater slope, hence, becoming steeper. The speed then is C is higher than the speed in E.