Use the Figure Below to Answer the Following Questions

question 115

Multiple Choice

Use the figure below to answer the following questions. Figure 1A.3.4
-Figure 1A.3.4 illustrates two variables,x and y,which are

• A)negatively related,with slope becoming closer to 0 as x increases from 2 to 16.
• B)negatively related,with slope becoming farther from 0 as x increases from 2 to 16.
• C)positively related,with slope becoming closer to 0 as x increases from 2 to 16.
• D)positively related,with slope becoming farther from 0 as x increases from 2 to 16.
• E)positively related,with the slope unchanging as x increases from 2 to 16.

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