An experiment consists of three stages. There are three ways to accomplish the first stage, four ways to accomplish the second stage, and five to accomplish the third stage. Then, the number of ways to accomplish the experiment is:
A) 60
B) 12
C) 15
D) 20
E) 4

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The number of ways to accomplish the experiment is found by multiplying the number of ways to accomplish each stage: 3 ways for the first stage, 4 ways for the second stage, and 5 ways for the third stage. Therefore, the total number of ways is 3 * 4 * 5 = 60.

An Experiment Consists of Three Stages