Questions: Nine students were asked how many books they read last summer. The answers are 6, 6, 9, 6, 9, 3, 1, 1, 6. What is the range?
Transcript text: Nine students were asked how many books they read last summer. The answers are $6,6,9,6,9,3,1,1,6$. What is the range?
6
8
7
9
None of these answers are correct
Solution
Solution Steps
Step 1: Identify the Data
The data provided is the number of books read by nine students last summer: 6,6,9,6,9,3,1,1,6
Step 2: Find the Maximum and Minimum Values
The maximum value in the data is 9.
The minimum value in the data is 1.
Step 3: Calculate the Range
The range is calculated as the difference between the maximum and minimum values: Range=Maximum−Minimum=9−1=8