Question

The points scored in a basketball game by the individual players of two teams, High Rangers and Rising Stars, is recorded during the game. After the game, the manager found that the range for the High Rangers is 20 points and the range for the Rising Stars is 4 points. Which of the following statements is true?

A. The High Rangers scored fewer points than the Rising Stars.
B. The High Rangers scored more points than the Rising Stars.
C. The difference between the maximum and minimum points scored is lower for the High Rangers than the Rising Stars.
D. The difference between the maximum and minimum points scored is higher for the High Rangers than the Rising Stars.

Answer 1

The answer is either B or D.

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Answer 2

The difference between the maximum and minimum points scored, also known as the range, is higher for the High Rangers (20 points) compared to the Rising Stars (4 points).

The question involves interpreting the range of scores in a basketball game for two different teams, the High Rangers and the Rising Stars. The range in statistics is the difference between the maximum and minimum values in a set of data. According to the information given, the range for the High Rangers is 20 points and the range for the Rising Stars is 4 points.

This tells us that the difference between the highest and lowest scores for the High Rangers is 20 points, while for the Rising Stars it is only 4 points. Therefore, the correct statement is:

D. The difference between the maximum and minimum points scored is higher for the High Rangers than the Rising Stars.

The ranges do not provide information about the total points scored by either team, so we cannot determine if one team scored more total points than the other based solely on the range.