Question

Aziz wonders whether most people tend to eat the same number of pieces of pizza at a pizza party or whether the amount people eat varies a lot. He surveys 10 people at the end of a pizza party and asks them how many pieces of pizza they ate. His results follow. Find and interpret the range of his data.

Number of Pieces of Pizza Eaten: 3, 2, 6, 2, 1, 4, 2, 5, 4, 6(1 point)
Responses

The range is 35 pieces. This means people ate a total of 35 pieces of pizza at the pizza party.
The range is 35 pieces. This means people ate a total of 35 pieces of pizza at the pizza party.

The range is 5 pieces. This means the difference between the maximum number of pieces eaten and the minimum number of pieces eaten is 5 pieces.
The range is 5 pieces. This means the difference between the maximum number of pieces eaten and the minimum number of pieces eaten is 5 pieces.

The range is 3 pieces. This means the difference between the maximum number of pieces eaten and the minimum number of pieces eaten is 3 pieces.
The range is 3 pieces. This means the difference between the maximum number of pieces eaten and the minimum number of pieces eaten is 3 pieces.

The range is 3.5 pieces. This means people tended to eat about 3.5 pieces.

Answer 1

The range is 5 pieces (6 − 1 = 5). This means the difference between the maximum and minimum pieces eaten is 5 pieces, so there is that much spread in how much people ate.