SOLUTION: Which situation describes a negative correleatin? 1) the amount of gas left in a car's tank and the amount of gas used from it. 2) the number of gallons of gas purchased and the

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Question 1128824: Which situation describes a negative correleatin?
1) the amount of gas left in a car's tank and the amount of gas used from it.
2) the number of gallons of gas purchased and the amount paid for the gas.
3) the size of a car's gas tank and the number of gallons it holds.
4) the number of miles driven and the amount of gas used.

Answer by josmiceli(19441) About Me  (Show Source):
You can put this solution on YOUR website!
(1) is a negative correlation. It would be a
straight line with a negative slope.
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the line begins with:
A full tank
No gas used
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The line ends with:
An empty tank
All of the gas used