SOLUTION: In a physiology class, a student must dissect three different specimens. The student can select one of nine earthworms, one of five frogs, and one of eight fetal pigs. In how many

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Question 1178907: In a physiology class, a student must dissect three different specimens. The student can select one of nine earthworms, one of five frogs, and one of eight fetal pigs. In how many ways can the student select the specimens?
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One of nine,  then one of five,  and,  finally,  one of eight gives   9*5*8 = 360   different selections.              ANSWER


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