The randomly selected delivery times, in minutes, of two restaurants are as follows. Which restaurant has more consistent delivery times?

Question

Restaurant 1 Restaurant 2
40 42
37 38
40 37
41 39
38 38
46 40
41 42
37 41
40 40(1 point)
Responses

Restaurant 2 is more consistent, because the range of its delivery times is lower than that of Restaurant 1.
Restaurant 2 is more consistent, because the range of its delivery times is lower than that of Restaurant 1.

Restaurant 2 is more consistent, because the range of its delivery times is higher than that of Restaurant 1.
Restaurant 2 is more consistent, because the range of its delivery times is higher than that of Restaurant 1.

The delivery times of both restaurants are equally consistent.
The delivery times of both restaurants are equally consistent.

Restaurant 1 is more consistent, because the range of its delivery times is lower than that of Restaurant 2.

Answer 1

Restaurant 1 is more consistent, because the range of its delivery times is lower than that of Restaurant 2. The range of Restaurant 1 is 9 (46-37), while the range of Restaurant 2 is 5 (42-37). This means that the delivery times of Restaurant 1 are more similar to each other compared to Restaurant 2.