If you have defined a class, SavingsAccount, with a public static data member named numberOfAccounts, and created a SavingsAccount object referenced by the variable account20, which of the following will assign numberOfAccounts to numAccounts?
A) numAccounts = account20.numAccounts;
B) numAccounts = numOfAccounts;
C) numAccounts = SavingsAccount.numberOfAccounts;
D) numAccounts = account20;

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Since numberOfAccounts is a static data member of the SavingsAccount class, it should be accessed using the class name followed by the dot operator, as in SavingsAccount.numberOfAccounts. Static members belong to the class itself, not to any specific instance.

If You Have Defined a Class, SavingsAccount, with a Public