Which of the Following Statements Is Correct

question 167

Multiple Choice

Which of the following statements is correct?

• A) When a line slopes downwards moving to the right, the variable measured on the x-axis and the variable measured on the y-axis are directly related.
• B) When a line slopes upwards moving to the right, the variable measured on the x-axis and the variable measured on the y-axis are directly related.
• C) The higher the temperature, the more ice cream people consume. Thus the temperature and ice cream consumption are inversely related.
• D) If two variables are directly related, a graph of the two variables has a negative slope.
• E) None of the above statements are correct.

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