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The given information is:

The five top Oklahoma state officials are displayed in Table 1.2 on page 11. Use that table to solve the following problems.

G, L, S, A, and T are the top five state officials.

The 10 possible samples that can be obtained from a population of five officials G, L, and S are:

1. G, L, S
2. G. L, A
3. G, L, T
4. G, S, A
5. G, S, T
6. G, A, T
7. L, S, A
8. L, S, T
9. L, A, T
10. S, A, T

If a simple random process is employed to select three officials as a sample.

The procedure will provide ten different options for selecting three officials.

As a result, each of the three possible samples of officials has an equal chance of being chosen. Because there are ten available samples, there is a one-in-ten probability that any one of the three officials will be chosen.

As a result, the chances of it being the first sample is $\frac{1}{10}$.

The chances of it being the second sample is $\frac{1}{10}$, and so on, the chances of it being the tenth sample $\frac{1}{10}$.