Which of the Following Statements Is Correct

Multiple Choice

Which of the following statements is correct?

A) When a line slopes downwards moving to the right, the variable measured on the x-axis and the variable measured on the y-axis are directly related.
B) When a line slopes upwards moving to the right, the variable measured on the x-axis and the variable measured on the y-axis are directly related.
C) If two variables are directly related, a graph of the two variables has a negative slope.
D) The higher the temperature, the more ice cream people consume. Thus the temperature and ice-cream consumption are inversely related.
E) None of the above statements is correct.