How do I generate random number for each row in a TSQL Select?

Question

I need a different random number for each row in my table. The following seemingly obvious code uses the same random value for each row.

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Answer 1

It's as easy as:

DECLARE @rv FLOAT;
SELECT @rv = rand();

And this will put a random number between 0-99 into a table:

CREATE TABLE R
(
    Number int
)

DECLARE @rv FLOAT;
SELECT @rv = rand();

INSERT INTO dbo.R
(Number)
    values((@rv * 100));

SELECT * FROM R