diff --git a/TODO.md b/TODO.md
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+++ b/TODO.md
@@ -1,7 +1,5 @@
 # system-a
 
-[system-a] `utils/samples`
-
 # the-book
 
 6: An Apple a Day
diff --git a/src/utils/samples.test.ts b/src/utils/samples.test.ts
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+++ b/src/utils/samples.test.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,8 @@
+import assert from "node:assert"
+import { test } from "node:test"
+import { samples } from "./samples.js"
+
+test("samples", () => {
+  assert.deepStrictEqual(samples(10, 3).length, 3)
+  assert.deepStrictEqual(samples(10, 100).length, 100)
+})
diff --git a/src/utils/samples.ts b/src/utils/samples.ts
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+import { randomNat } from "./randomNat.js"
+
+export function samples(n: number, s: number): Array<number> {
+  const results: Array<number> = []
+  while (s > 0) {
+    results.push(randomNat(n))
+    s--
+  }
+
+  return results
+}