Solve the problem.
-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? $$\begin{array} { l l l l l l l l l l }
3 & 9 & 5 & 12 & - 1 & 27 & 0 & - 8 & 7 & - 1
\end{array}$$
A) 19 lb
B) 27 lb
C) 35 lb
D) 4 lb

Question

Solve the problem.
-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? $$\begin{array} { l l l l l l l l l l } 
3 & 9 & 5 & 12 & - 1 & 27 & 0 & - 8 & 7 & - 1
\end{array}$$
A) 19 lb
B) 27 lb
C) 35 lb
D) 4 lb

Quizplus · Accepted Answer

The range is calculated by subtracting the smallest value from the largest value. The smallest value is -8 and the largest value is 27, so the range is 27 - (-8) = 35 pounds.

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