Question: An analyst will recommend a combination of 2 industrial stocks, 2 transportation stocks, and 1 utility stocks. If the analyst can choose from 6 industrial stocks, 5 transportation stocks, and 3 utility stocks, how many different combinations of 5 stocks are possible?
Options:
(A) 12
(B) 460
(C) 60
(D) 450
(E) 720 Let's think first. Some random reasoning:
6C2 * 5C2 * 3C1 = 15*10*3 = 450. The final answer: (D).