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The data on the coat color and eye color for 48 Himalayan kittens available for adoption were collected and summarized in the table above. What fraction of the chocolate-colored kittens has deep blue eyes?
Explanation
Choice D is correct. The table shows that there are a total of 16 kittens that have a chocolate-colored coat. Of the 16 with a chocolate-colored coat, 12 have deep blue eyes. Therefore, the fraction of chocolate-colored kittens with deep blue eyes is simply the ratio of those two numbers, or .
Choice A is incorrect; this is the fraction of all chocolate-colored kittens. Choice B is incorrect; this is the fraction of kittens with deep blue eyes that have a chocolate-colored coat. Choice C is incorrect; this is the fraction of cream-tortoiseshell-colored kittens with deep blue eyes.