If you study 3 hours for an exam, you can raise your score by 30 points. If you study for another 3 hours your score increases by 10 points. And if you study for another 3 hours, your score will increase by 5 more points. A graph displaying this relationship between the number of hours studied and your total exam score would show
A) an upward-sloping curve that becomes more steep.
B) an upward-sloping curve that becomes less steep.
C) a positive linear relationship.
D) a negative linear relationship.

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The relationship between the hours studied and exam score is positive, meaning as the hours studied increase, the score also increases. However, the graph would show a curve that becomes less steep as the hours studied increase, reflecting the diminishing returns of studying for longer periods of time.

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