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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$$?\,\, = \,\,{\rm{Range}}\,\,{\rm{ = }}\,\,{{\rm{V}}_{{\rm{max}}}} - {V_{\min }} = 17 - 4 = 13$$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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The range is 17 - 4 = 13.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
Answer: 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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The range in the number of years of service of the eight employees is 17 - 4 = 13.
Answer: D
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