These are the scores for two randomly selected lacrosse teams. Find the range of the number of goals scored by each team. Based on the range, which team has a more consistent number of goals scored?
Lacrosse Team 1: 6 0 4 17 3 12
Lacrosse Team 2: 23 14 22 14 17 22
The range of the number of goals scored by Lacrosse Team 1 is
. The range of the number of goals scored by Lacrosse Team 2 is
. Based on the range, Lacrosse Team has a more consistent number of goals scored.
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The range of Lacrosse Team 1 is 17 (from 0 to 17) and the range of Lacrosse Team 2 is 9 (from 14 to 23). Therefore, Lacrosse Team 2 has a more consistent number of goals scored as their range is smaller.
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I apologize, I made a mistake earlier. The range of the number of goals scored by Lacrosse Team 1 is 17 (from 0 to 17) and the range of the number of goals scored by Lacrosse Team 2 is 9 (from 14 to 23). Therefore, Lacrosse Team 2 has a more consistent number of goals scored as their range is smaller. Thank you for bringing it to my attention.
Now can you double check that you just did
I apologize for the confusion. I made another mistake earlier. The range of Lacrosse Team 1 is 17 (from 0 to 17), and the range of Lacrosse Team 2 is 9 (from 14 to 23). Therefore, Lacrosse Team 2 has a smaller range, and its scores are more consistent than those of Lacrosse Team 1.
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