Question

The owner of a small manufacturing plant employs six people. As part of their personnel file, the owner asked each employee to record the distance they travel one way from home to work. The six distances (in miles) are listed below. What is the range of the data? 2.4 5.2 1.8 4.9 6.4 3.5

Answer 1

4.6

Explanation:

Formula: Range = highest value - lowest value

Step 1: List all the data in ascending order

1.8, 2.4, 3.5, 4.9, 5.2, 6.4

Step 2: Identify the lowest and highest number

Lowest number : 1.8

Highest number : 6.4

Step 3 : Substitute the values in the formula

Range = highest value - lowest value

6.4 - 1.8 = 4.6

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