In his class, Dale conducted a survey to observe the distribution of eye color. The results are summarized as follows:

This table displays the results from the survey conducted to observe the number of students with different eye colors.
Eye Color Number of Students
blue 20
brown 12
green 10
amber 8
hazel 6
gray 4


If a student is randomly chosen from this group, what is the chance of selecting a student with blue eyes? Write your answer in the simplest form of a fraction.

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To find the probability of selecting a student with blue eyes, we first need to determine the total number of students surveyed.

The total number of students is the sum of all students with different eye colors:

\[ 20 , (\text{blue}) + 12 , (\text{brown}) + 10 , (\text{green}) + 8 , (\text{amber}) + 6 , (\text{hazel}) + 4 , (\text{gray}) = 60 \]

Now, the total number of students with blue eyes is 20.

The probability \( P \) of selecting a student with blue eyes is given by the formula:

\[ P(\text{blue}) = \frac{\text{Number of students with blue eyes}}{\text{Total number of students}} = \frac{20}{60} \]

To simplify this fraction, we divide both the numerator and the denominator by their greatest common divisor, which is 20:

\[ \frac{20 \div 20}{60 \div 20} = \frac{1}{3} \]

Thus, the chance of selecting a student with blue eyes is \(\boxed{\frac{1}{3}}\).