Question

What is the range of the data?Some teenagers collected trash for a beach clean-up.The data for the number of pounds of trash collected byeach teenager are shown below.26, 26, 21, 22, 20, 25, 35O 4.5 poundsO 5.033 poundso 9 poundsO 15 pounds

Answer 1

The range of the data is the difference between the greatest and the smallest numbers

The data are: 26, 26, 21, 22, 20, 25, 35

The smallest number = 20

The greatest number = 35

Range = greatest - smallest

Range = 35 - 20 = 15 pounds

The range is 15 pounds

Answer D