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Which relationship is suggested by the scatter plot below?

A.The lighter the vehicle, the lower the gas mileage.
B.The heavier the vehicle, the higher the gas mileage.
C.The heavier the vehicle, the lower the gas mileage.
D.The weight of the vehicle does not affect the vehicle's gas mileage.

Which relationship is suggested by the scatter plot below? A.The lighter the vehicle-example-1
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C. We see this because the scatter plot is going down in a negative direction, and the vehicle weight is going up on the x value
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