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The average high temperatures in degrees for a city are listed.

58, 61, 71, 77, 91, 100, 105, 102, 95, 82, 66, 57

If a value of 80.2° is added to the data, how does the range change?
The range stays 47°.
The range decreases to 47°.
The range stays 48°.
The range increases to 50°.

User Zviadm
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Answer:

The range stays 48°

Explanation:

User Dmitry Kostyuk
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Answer:

The range stays 48°

Explanation:

The range is the difference between the highest and lowest values in the data set. Before adding 80.2°, the highest temperature is 105° and the lowest temperature is 57°, so the range is 105° - 57° = 48°.

After adding 80.2°, the highest temperature becomes 105° + 80.2° = 185.2° and the lowest temperature becomes 57° + 80.2° = 137.2°. So the new range is 185.2° - 137.2° = 48°.

Therefore, the range stays the same at 48°. The answer is: The range stays 48°.

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