Question

the owner of a small manufacturing plant employs six people. As a part of their personal life, the owner asked each employee to record the distance they travel one way from home to work. The six distances (in miles) are listed below. What is the range of the data?
2.45.21.84.96.43.5
1)4.6mi
2)1.1mi
3)1.8mi
4)5.2mi

Answer 1

To find the range of the data, we subtract the smallest value from the largest value.

First, let's list the distances provided:

- 2.4
- 5.2
- 1.8
- 4.9
- 6.4
- 3.5

Now, we identify the smallest and largest values:

- Smallest value = 1.8
- Largest value = 6.4

Now we can calculate the range:

Range = Largest value - Smallest value
Range = 6.4 - 1.8 = 4.6

Thus, the range of the data is **4.6 miles**.

The answer is **1) 4.6 mi**.