An office manager wishes to survey 5 of the 20 employees for whom she is responsible.She assigns each of the 20 employees a number and writes the number on 20 identical but separate pieces of paper.She places the 20 pieces of paper in a hat, mixes them up, and then blindly draws five numbers to determine which five employees are included in the sample.If the slips of paper are identical and the selection of each employee is equally likely, is this a simple random sample of size 5?
A) Yes
B) No
C) Depends on the information the manager seeks from the employees
D) Need more information to answer the question

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This is a simple random sample of size 5 because each employee has an equal chance of being selected since the slips of paper are identical and the selection is done blindly.

An Office Manager Wishes to Survey 5 of the 20