Use the Figure Below to Answer the Following Questions

question 134

Multiple Choice

Use the figure below to answer the following questions.

Figure 1A.1.5
-Consider graph (d) of Figure 1A.1.5. Which one of the following statements is true?

• A)x and y are negatively related.
• B)x and y are unrelated.
• C)x and y are positively related.
• D)x and y move in opposite directions.
• E)both A and D.

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