Question

The range for a certain set of numbers is 26. One of the numbers in the list is 48. What is the lowest possible value a number in the list could be?

Answer 1

Let x be the lowest possible value in the list such that the range is 26 and one of the numbers is 48. To obtain the range, we need to subtract the smallest value from the largest value. Therefore, we have:

Largest value - Smallest value = Range

48 - x = 26

Adding x to both sides, we get:

48 = 26 + x

Subtracting 26 from both sides, we get:

22 = x

Therefore, the lowest possible value a number in the list could be is 22.