A newspaper researched how many grocery stores there are in each town.

Grocery stores in each town
Town Number of stores
Ashland 5
Richmond 7
Columbia 3
Springfield 4
Chesterton 5
Watertown 9
Riverside 2
Greenwood 6

What is the range of the numbers?

1 answer

To find the range of the number of grocery stores, subtract the smallest number from the largest number.

First, identify the smallest and largest numbers from the data:

Smallest number: 2 (Riverside)
Largest number: 9 (Watertown)

Now, calculate the range:

Range = Largest number - Smallest number Range = 9 - 2 = 7

So, the range of the numbers is 7.