Answer:
<h2>Option 2 is the right answer.</h2>Step-by-step explanation:
We need to check if the two characteristics, <u>having blue eyes and being deaf are independent of each other or not</u>.
The above two characteristics will be independent if
Now, the probability of having blue eyes is .
The probability that the Dalmatians will be deaf is .
The probability of being deaf with blue eyes is .
Since, 38 is not equals to 42, the two characteristics are not independent.