Question

Thirteen earthquakes were measured using the Richter scale. Their magnitudes are listed below. What is the range for this data set?
8.2, 7.4, 5.9, 8.3, 6.2, 5.1, 7.6, 6.7, 8.1, 7.4, 6.5, 8.7, 5.6
A. 2.0
B. 2.6
C. 3.1
D. 3.6

Answer 1

Your answer is going to be D. 3.6

The range is the greatest number in the data set subtracted by the least number in the data set.

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