Question

What is the range of the following data values? 48,61,57,82,79

Answer 1

Answer is 34

Explanation:

Ordering the numbers from least to greatest, we get:

48, 57, 61, 79, 82

highest - lowest = 82-48

82-48=34

the range is 34

Answer 2

Range =34

Explanation:

In the set of data given; 48,61,57,82,79

we are asked to find the range

We need to first know, what range is, range is the difference between the largest and the smallest number in a set of data given, That is;

Range = Largest number - smallest number

In the data given above, the largest number is 82 while the smallest number is 48

Hence, Range = Largest number - smallest number

Range = 82 - 48

Range =34