Question

Jesse plays basketball for his high school team. In his last 12 twelve games he scored the following points: 18, 22, 19, 15, 24, 22, 18, 15, 10, 14, 18, 10. Barbara plays basketball for her high school team. In her last 10 games she scored the following points: 15, 12, 12, 16, 18, 22, 16, 20, 20, 14. Determine which player had the largest range of points scored? What is the difference is the range of points between the two players?

Answer 1

Explanation:

range = highest value - lowest value

Jesse plays basketball for his high school team. In his last 12 twelve games he scored the following points: 18, 22, 19, 15, 24, 22, 18, 15, 10, 14, 18, 10

highest is 24 and lowest is 10

range os Jesse = 24-10= 14

Barbara plays basketball for her high school team In her last 10 games she scored the following points: 15, 12, 12, 16, 18, 22, 16, 20, 20, 14

highest is 22 and lowest is 12

range is 22-12=10

Jesse has largest range of 14 points

difference in range points is 14-10=4