You have been tasked to find the shortest valid abbreviation address for 5000:0400:0030:0006:8000:0800:0010:0002.

(A) 5000:400:30:6:8000:800:10:0002
(B) 5000:400:30:6:8000:800:10:2
(C) 5000:0400:30:6:8000:800:10:2
(D) 5:4:3:6:8:8:1:2

5000:0400:30:6:8000:800:10:2 is the correct answer. To abbreviate IPv6 addresses, only leading 0s in a quartet (one set of four hex digits) should be removed. Many of the quartets have trailing 0s (0s on the right side of the quartet), so make sure to not remove those 0s.