A graph shows the wages of factory workers.The slope of the line is positive for periods when the wage is
A) falling.
B) rising.
C) high and not changing.
D) low and falling.
E) high and falling.

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The slope of a line represents the change in the dependent variable (wage) for every change in the independent variable (time). A positive slope indicates that the dependent variable is increasing with respect to time, which means the wages are rising.

A Graph Shows the Wages of Factory Workers