The statement: System.out.printf"%6.2f",597.7231) ;displays:

A) 597.723
B) 597.72
C) 000597.72
D) None of the above

The statement will format the float value 597.7231 with the printf method using the format specifier "%6.2f". This means that the float value will be formatted with a width of 6 characters, including the decimal point, and with 2 digits after the decimal point. The remaining characters will be filled with spaces. Therefore, the output will be "597.72" with a leading space, as it requires 6 characters to display.