The scatterplot below shows the number of hours that students read weekly and the number of hours that they spend on chores weekly. mc024-1.jpg which statement about the scatterplot is true? as the number of hours of reading increases, the number of hours spent on chores decreases. as the number of hours of reading increases, the number of hours spent on chores increases. in general, the number of hours of reading does not affect the number of hours used for chores. in general, the number of hours spent on chores is equal to the number of hours spent on reading.