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While researching a topic, a student has taken the following notes:

• A merchant ship is any ship hired to carry cargo or passengers.
• A ship’s carrying capacity is also known as its deadweight tonnage (DWT).
• In 2021, there were a total of 1,236 merchant ships registered in Greece.
• The combined DWT of these ships was 64.9 million tons.

The student wants to emphasize the combined deadweight tonnage of Greece’s merchant ships in 2021. Which choice most effectively uses relevant information from the notes to accomplish this goal?

A

There were a total of 1,236 merchant ships—ships hired to carry cargo or passengers—registered in Greece in 2021.

B

Combined, Greece’s merchant ships had a deadweight tonnage of 64.9 million tons in 2021.

C

In 2021, Greece had 1,236 merchant ships hired to carry cargo or passengers.

D

The carrying capacity of a merchant ship is also known as deadweight tonnage.