The students in Mr. Andersen's science class counted the number of leaves on each of 11 different rose bushes. The data they collected is:

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26, 54, 38, 65, 58, 35, 52, 43, 55, 41, 61
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What is the ,begin emphasis,range,end emphasis, of the set of data?

Answer 1

To find the range of a set of data, you subtract the smallest value from the largest value.

1. Identify the smallest and largest numbers in the data set:

   • The smallest value is 26.
   • The largest value is 65.

2. Subtract the smallest value from the largest value: \[ \text{Range} = \text{Largest Value} - \text{Smallest Value} = 65 - 26 = 39 \]

Therefore, the range of the set of data is 39.