The stem-and-leaf plot below could NOT represent which of the following?
Three rows of numbers are shown.
Row 1 is 1 vertical line 1 2 2 7 7
Row 2 is 2 vertical line 1 4 4 7
Row 3 is 1 vertical line 3 5 6 8 9
Label at bottom reads
A. the average number inches of rain in June
B. the height of plant seedlings, in inches
C. the weight of phonebooks, in pounds
D. the height of NBA basketball players, in meters
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The stem-and-leaf plot represents numerical data but the units are not given. Looking at the options, we can determine that the plot could not represent the height of NBA basketball players in meters as the values in the plot are too small to represent such heights. Therefore, the answer is D.
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