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The range of a data set is 5.

which of these could not be the data set?
A) 108,107,112,111,109,108,107
B) 52.65, 57.65, 55.20, 56.5
C) 5,3,7,4,6,5,2,2,8,8
D)2 2/5, 1 1/15, 6 1/5, 4 3/4, 3 1/3

User Razvan Socol
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Answer: C

Step-by-step explanation: Range is the largest number - smaller number. For option C, the largest number is 8 and the smallest number is 2. 8-2 = 6 so C so the range of C is 6.

User Luiggi Mendoza
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Answer:

D cannot be in the data set

Explanation:

We know that range is the number with the greatest value subtract the number with the smallest value.

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