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) The higher the temperature, the more ice cream people consume. Thus the temperature and ice cream consumption are inversely related.
D) If two variables are directly related, a graph of the two variables has a negative slope.
E) None of the above statements is correct.