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Explanation
Correct answer: B.
Choice B is correct. The dot plot gives the diameter, to the nearest inch, of each sea star in a group of tide pools. The number of dots above a given diameter represents the number of sea stars with that diameter, to the nearest inch. There are dots above inches. Therefore, sea stars had a diameter, to the nearest inch, of inches.
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Why the other choices are wrong
Choice A
Choice A is incorrect and may result from calculation or conceptual errors.
Choice C
Choice C is incorrect. This is the number of sea stars with a diameter, to the nearest inch, of inches, not inches.
Choice D
Choice D is incorrect. This is the number of sea stars with a diameter, to the nearest inch, of inches, not inches.