A6 A rectangle is divided into 12 smaller equal rectangles. How many small rectangles do we need to color to have $\frac{2}{3}$ of $\frac{3}{4}$ of the rectangle colored?

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(A) 3
(B) 4
(C) 6
(D) 8
(E) 9
A6. $\frac{3}{4}$ of the large rectangle is 9 small rectangles ( $\frac{3}{4}$ of 12 ), $\frac{2}{3}$ of 9 is 6 small rectangles.