Consider the following code snippet:

public class Vehicle

$\{$

protected int numberAxles;

$\}$

Which statement is true about the accessibility of data in the

variable?

It is accessible by any class.

It is only accessible by the

class's methods and by all of its subclasses

It is only accessible by the

class's methods, by all of its subclasses, and by methods in

classes within the same package.

It is only accessible by the

class's methods.