Select a Random Sample of Five State Capitals from the List

question 65

Multiple Choice

Select a random sample of five state capitals from the list below using the two digit list of random numbersprovided. Begin with the uppermost left random number and proceed down each column. When a column iscomplete, use the numbers at the top of the next right column and proceed down that column.State Capitals $\begin{array}{|c|c|c|c|c|c|c|c|c|c|}\hline 1 & \text { Abany, NY } & 11 & \text { Charleston, WV } & 21 & \text { Hartford, CT } & 31 & \text { Madison, WI } & 41 & \text { Richmond, VA } \\\hline 2 & \text { Annapolis, MD } & 12 & \text { Cheyenne, WY } & 22 & \text { Helen, MT } & 32 & \begin{array}{c}\text { Mortgomery, } \\\text { AL }\end{array} & 42 & \text { Sacramento, CA } \\\hline 3 & \text { Atlanta, GA } & 13 & \text { Columbia, SC } & 23 & \text { Honolulu, HI } & 33 & \text { Mortpelier, VT } & 43 & \text { Salem, OR } \\\hline 4 & \text { Augusta, ME } & 14 & \text { Columbus, OH } & 24 & \begin{array}{c}\text { Indianapolis, } \\\text { IN }\end{array} & 34 & \text { Nashville, TN } & 44 & \begin{array}{c}\text { Salt Lake City, } \\\text { UT }\end{array} \\\hline 5 & \text { Austin, TX } & 15 & \text { Concord, NH } & 25 & \text { Jacksor, MS } & 35 & \begin{array}{c}\text { Oklahoma City, } \\\text { OK }\end{array} & 45 & \text { Santa Fe, NM } \\\hline 6 & \begin{array}{c}\text { Baton Rouge, } \\\text { LA }\end{array} & 16 & \text { Derver, CO } & 26 & \begin{array}{c}\text { Jefferson } \\\text { City, MO }\end{array} & 36 & \text { Olymrpia, WA } & 46 & \text { Springfield, IL } \\\hline 7 & \text { Bismarck, ND } & 17 & \text { Des Moines, IA } & 27 & \text { Juneau, AK } & 37 & \text { Phoenix, AZ } & 47 & \text { St. Paul, MN } \\\hline 8 & \text { Boise, ID } & 18 & \text { Dover, DE } & 28 & \text { Lansing, MI } & 38 & \text { Piere, SD } & 48 & \text { Tallahassee, FL } \\\hline 9 & \text { Bostor, MA } & 19 & \text { Frankfort, KY } & 29 & \text { Lincoln, NE } & 39 & \text { Providence, RI } & 49 & \text { Topeka KS } \\\hline 10 & \text { Carson City, NV } & 20 & \text { Hamsbur, PA } & 30 & \begin{array}{c}\text { Little Rock, } \\\text { AR }\end{array} & 40 & \text { Raleigh, NC } & 50 & \text { Trenton, NJ } \\\hline\end{array}$


$\begin{array}{l}\text { Random Numbers }\\\begin{array}{|l|l|l|l|l|l|l|l|}\hline 46 & 81 & 17 & 60 & 92 & 59 & 40 & 9 \\\hline 53 & 78 & 45 & 14 & 53 & 78 & 8 & 43 \\\hline 3 & 99 & 46 & 86 & 41 & 42 & 36 & 95 \\\hline 39 & 14 & 16 & 59 & 84 & 18 & 5 & 48 \\\hline 45 & 41 & 77 & 91 & 11 & 43 & 76 & 28 \\\hline\end{array}\end{array}$

• A) Springfield, IL; Atlanta,GA; Providence, RI; Santa Fe, NM; Columbus OH.
• B) Springfield, IL; Des Moines, IA; Boston, MA; Santa Fe, NM; Columbus OH.
• C) Carson City NV; Boise ID; Atlanta, GA; Cheyenne, WY; Boston, MA.
• D) Boston, MA; Concord, NH; Dover DE; Santa Fe, NM; Richmond, VA.

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