Question

Kate recorded the number of minutes she read each day for the last two weeks in the table. Week 1 Week 2 Sunday 85 55 Monday 35 50 Tuesday 50 45 Wednesday 60 45 Thursday 30 40 Friday 35 30 Saturday 50 50 How can Kate figure out which week had the larger range in minutes read?

Answer 1

A) 1. Order the minutes for each week.

2. Find the range for each week.

3. Compare the ranges.

Week 1 had the larger range in minutes.

Explanation:

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Answer 2

By arranging the data set.

Week one has the highest range of 55 minutes

Explanation:

Range = highest data minus lowest data.

So lers arrange our data and determine the range of each week

Week 1

Sunday 85, monday 35, Tuesday 50, Wednesday 60, Thursday 30, Friday 35, Saturday 50

Acsending order

=30, 35, 35,50,50 ,60,85

Range = 85-30 = 55

Week 2

Sunday 55 ,Monday 50, Tuesday 45 Wednesday 45 ,Thursday 40 ,Friday 30 ,Saturday 50

Acsending order

= 30,40,45,45,50,50,55,

Range=55-30 = 25

Week one has the highest range of 55 minutes