N Table 2.1, which is the correct fraction for determining the proportion of Independents in community B?

TABLE 2.1 POLITICAL PARTY MEMBERSHIP IN TWO COMMUNITIES
PARTY: COMMUNITY A COMMUNITY B
Republican 103 17
Democrats 135 21
Independent 17 15
Socialists 9 11
TOTALS: 264 64

a. 15/17
b. 15/264
c. 64/15
d. 15/64


ANSWER: d

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