Listed below are the amounts of weight change (in pounds) for ten women during their first year of work after graduating from college. Positive values correspond to women who gained weight and negative values correspond to women who lost weight. What is the range?

$$\begin{array} { l l l l l l l l l l }
3 & 9 & 5 & 12 & - 1 & 25 & 0 & - 4 & 7 & - 1
\end{array}$$
A) 21 lb
B) 4 lb
C) 29 lb
D) 25 lb

Question

Listed below are the amounts of weight change (in pounds) for ten women during their first year of work after graduating from college. Positive values correspond to women who gained weight and negative values correspond to women who lost weight. What is the range?

\begin{array} { l l l l l l l l l l } 3 & 9 & 5 & 12 & - 1 & 25 & 0 & - 4 & 7 & - 1\end{array}

$$\begin{array} { l l l l l l l l l l } 
3 & 9 & 5 & 12 & - 1 & 25 & 0 & - 4 & 7 & - 1
\end{array}$$
A) 21 lb
B) 4 lb
C) 29 lb
D) 25 lb

Quizplus · Accepted Answer

The range is calculated by subtracting the smallest value from the largest value. The smallest value is -4 and the largest value is 25, so the range is 25 - (-4) = 29 lb.

Listed Below Are the Amounts of Weight Change (In Pounds) 39512−1250−47−1\begin{array} { l l l l l l l l l l } 3 & 9 & 5 & 12 & - 1 & 25 & 0 & - 4 & 7 & - 1\end{array}3​9​5​12​−1​25​0​−4​7​−1​

Listed Below Are the Amounts of Weight Change (In Pounds) $\begin{array} { l l l l l l l l l l } 3 & 9 & 5 & 12 & - 1 & 25 & 0 & - 4 & 7 & - 1\end{array}$