Coat color Eye color Deep blue Light brown Total Cream- tortoiseshell 16 16 32 Chocolate 12 4 16 Total 28

Question

Coat color Eye color Deep blue Light brown Total Cream- tortoiseshell 16 16 32 Chocolate 12 4 16 Total 28 20 48 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?

Accepted Answer

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.

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