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The number of years of service of the eight employees in a production department are 15, 10, 9, 17, 6, 4, 14 and 16. What is the range in the number of years of service of the eight employees?

A. 10
B. 11
C. 12
D. 13
E. 14

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by fskilnik@GMATH » Mon Oct 15, 2018 11:59 am
swerve wrote:The number of years of service of the eight employees in a production department are 15, 10, 9, 17, 6, 4, 14 and 16. What is the range in the number of years of service of the eight employees?

A. 10
B. 11
C. 12
D. 13
E. 14
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$$?\,\, = \,\,{\rm{Range}}\,\,{\rm{ = }}\,\,{{\rm{V}}_{{\rm{max}}}} - {V_{\min }} = 17 - 4 = 13$$

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by Scott@TargetTestPrep » Tue Oct 16, 2018 5:16 pm
swerve wrote:The number of years of service of the eight employees in a production department are 15, 10, 9, 17, 6, 4, 14 and 16. What is the range in the number of years of service of the eight employees?

A. 10
B. 11
C. 12
D. 13
E. 14
The range is 17 - 4 = 13.

Answer: D

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swerve wrote:
Mon Oct 15, 2018 10:28 am
The number of years of service of the eight employees in a production department are 15, 10, 9, 17, 6, 4, 14 and 16. What is the range in the number of years of service of the eight employees?

A. 10
B. 11
C. 12
D. 13
E. 14

The OA is D

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Given values: 15, 10, 9, 17, 6, 4, 14, 16

Range = (greatest value) - (least value)
= 17 - 4
= 13

Answer: D
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swerve wrote:
Mon Oct 15, 2018 10:28 am
The number of years of service of the eight employees in a production department are 15, 10, 9, 17, 6, 4, 14 and 16. What is the range in the number of years of service of the eight employees?

A. 10
B. 11
C. 12
D. 13
E. 14

The OA is D

Source: GMAT Prep
The range in the number of years of service of the eight employees is 17 - 4 = 13.

Answer: D

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