A curve with a positive but decreasing slope represents a relationship where,every time the variable measured along the horizontal axis increases by one unit,the variable measured along the vertical axis
A)increases by a decreasing amount.
B)increases by an increasing amount.
C)increases by a constant amount.
D)does not change by much.
E)decreases.

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Since the curve has a positive but decreasing slope, it means that as the horizontal variable increases by one unit, the vertical variable still increases but by a smaller amount than before. This is consistent with choice A, where the vertical variable increases by a decreasing amount.

A Curve with a Positive but Decreasing Slope Represents a Relationship