Question

italian tours offers a daily sightseeing trip around florence. the list below gives the number of people who made the trip for a selection of 9 summer days.
17, 21, 41, 23, 41, 17, 31, 15, 37
find the range of the data set.

Explanation:

Step1: Arrange the data in ascending order

$$15,17,17,21,23,31,37,41,41$$

Step2: Find the maximum and minimum values

Maximum value \(M = 41\), minimum value \(m=15\)

Step3: Calculate the range

Range \(R = M - m\)
$$R=41 - 15=26$$

Answer:

\(26\)