To put these town names in alphabetical order, we need to look at the first letter of each name. If the first letters are the same, we look at the second letter, and so on.
Here is the step-by-step sorting process:
1.
A: Albany
2.
B: Brooklyn, Buffalo
* Compare "Brooklyn" and "Buffalo". The third letters are 'o' and 'f'. 'f' comes before 'o'.
* So: Buffalo, then Brooklyn.
3.
C: College Point, Cooperstown
* Compare "College Point" and "Cooperstown". The second letters are 'o' and 'o'. The third letters are 'l' and 'o'. 'l' comes before 'o'.
* So: College Point, then Cooperstown.
4.
D: Delmar
5.
E: Elmira, East Setauket
* Compare "Elmira" and "East Setauket". The second letters are 'l' and 'a'. 'a' comes before 'l'.
* So: East Setauket, then Elmira.
6.
F: Franklin Square
7.
G: Garden City, Guilderland
* Compare "Garden City" and "Guilderland". The second letters are 'a' and 'u'. 'a' comes before 'u'.
* So: Garden City, then Guilderland.
8.
H: Hauppauge, Holtsville
* Compare "Hauppauge" and "Holtsville". The second letters are 'a' and 'o'. 'a' comes before 'o'.
* So: Hauppauge, then Holtsville.
9.
L: Lake Grove
10.
M: Mount Vernon, Massapequa
* Compare "Mount Vernon" and "Massapequa". The second letters are 'o' and 'a'. 'a' comes before 'o'.
* So: Massapequa, then Mount Vernon.
11.
N: New York City
12.
P: Plainview, Poughkeepsie
* Compare "Plainview" and "Poughkeepsie". The second letters are 'l' and 'o'. 'l' comes before 'o'.
* So: Plainview, then Poughkeepsie.
13.
R: Rochester
14.
S: Saratoga Springs
15.
W: White Plains, Watertown
* Compare "White Plains" and "Watertown". The second letters are 'h' and 'a'. 'a' comes before 'h'.
* So: Watertown, then White Plains.
16.
Y: Yonkers
Final Answer:
1. Albany
2. Buffalo
3. Brooklyn
4. College Point
5. Cooperstown
6. Delmar
7. East Setauket
8. Elmira
9. Franklin Square
10. Garden City
11. Guilderland
12. Hauppauge
13. Holtsville
14. Lake Grove
15. Massapequa
16. Mount Vernon
17. New York City
18. Plainview
19. Poughkeepsie
20. Rochester
21. Saratoga Springs
22. Watertown
23. White Plains
24. Yonkers
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