Question

a courtroom clerk wanted to fairly choose four jurors from a pool of 27 volunteers. he assigned each volunteer a two - digit number from 01 to 27. (lets consider \01\, \02\, etc. to be two - digit numbers.) he then selected the following line from a random number table. 40273 09482 62064 01573 82774 81426 32277 starting from the left, he used the line above to form two - digit numbers as follows. 40 27 30... using this new list and starting from the left, he chose four two - digit numbers from 01 to 27. he skipped numbers he had already chosen, the number 00, and numbers greater than 27. the volunteers who were assigned these two - digit numbers were chosen. which four volunteers did the clerk choose? volunteer , volunteer , volunteer , volunteer

Explanation:

Step1: Analyze the random - number process

We start from the left of the formed two - digit numbers: 40 27 30 ... and we need numbers between 01 and 27, skipping duplicates, 00, and numbers greater than 27.

Step2: Select the first valid number

The first number 40 is greater than 27, so we skip it. The second number 27 is valid.

Step3: Select the second valid number

The next number 30 is greater than 27, so we skip it. The next two - digit number formed is 09, which is valid.

Step4: Select the third valid number

Continuing, we get 48 (skip as it's > 27), then 26 (valid).

Step5: Select the fourth valid number

Next, 20 is valid.

Answer:

Volunteer 27, Volunteer 09, Volunteer 26, Volunteer 20