Find the range for the given data.
-Each student in a sixth-grade class recorded the amount of time he or she had spent watching television during
A one-week period. The times (in hours)are listed below. $$\begin{array} { l l l l l l l l l l }
20.4 & 23.5 & 8.9 & 11.3 & 17.7 & 30.8 & 11.9 & 23.3 & 19.8 & 26.7
\end{array}$$
A)8.9 hours
B)3.1 hours
C)21.9 hours
D)17.7 hours

Question

Find the range for the given data.
-Each student in a sixth-grade class recorded the amount of time he or she had spent watching television during
A one-week period. The times (in hours)are listed below. $$\begin{array} { l l l l l l l l l l } 
20.4 & 23.5 & 8.9 & 11.3 & 17.7 & 30.8 & 11.9 & 23.3 & 19.8 & 26.7
\end{array}$$
A)8.9 hours
B)3.1 hours
C)21.9 hours
D)17.7 hours

Quizplus · Accepted Answer

The range of a set of data is the difference between the highest and lowest values. Here, the highest value is 30.8 hours and the lowest is 8.9 hours. Subtracting these gives a range of 21.9 hours.

Find the Range for the Given Data 20.423.58.911.317.730.811.923.319.826.7\begin{array} { l l l l l l l l l l } 20.4 & 23.5 & 8.9 & 11.3 & 17.7 & 30.8 & 11.9 & 23.3 & 19.8 & 26.7\end{array}20.4​23.5​8.9​11.3​17.7​30.8​11.9​23.3​19.8​26.7​

Find the Range for the Given Data $\begin{array} { l l l l l l l l l l } 20.4 & 23.5 & 8.9 & 11.3 & 17.7 & 30.8 & 11.9 & 23.3 & 19.8 & 26.7\end{array}$