Assume that there is a linear relationship between the number of heating degree-days and fuel consumption.If the number of heating degree-days tripled from one month to the next for a building,we would expect the fuel bill to:
A)double.
B)be one-third as much.
C)stay the same.
D)be half as much.
E)triple.

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The statement mentions that there is a linear relationship between the number of heating degree-days and fuel consumption. If the number of heating degree-days tripled, we can expect fuel consumption to triple as well by this linear relationship. Therefore, the fuel bill would also triple as it is directly proportional to fuel consumption.

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