Which scenario would most likely show a negative association between the variables? A the height of a tree, 2, and the amount of time it takes to climb to the top of the tree, y
B time spent reading a book, 2, and the number of pages left to read, y
miles traveled in a car, z, and the amount of gasoline used, y
the number of people in the mall, c, and the number of cars in the parking lot, y

The federal reserve controls certain interest rates in the united states. investors often try to speculate as to whether the federal reserve will raise or lower rates and by how much. suppose a company conducts extensive interviews with financial analysts, and as a result, predicts that "thefed" will increase rates by an average of 0.25 percentage points every six months for the forseeable future. which type of equation could be used to model the predicted interest rates over the next several years, assuming no other significant changes? a) a linear equation b) a quadratic equation c) a polynomial equation d) an exponential equation