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by dreamv » Mon Feb 13, 2012 1:03 pm
In May, Xiang sold 15 used cars. For these 15 cars, the range of the selling prices was $15,000 and the lowest selling price was $4,500 In June, Xiang sold 10 used cars. For these 10 cars, the range of the selling prices was $16,500 and the lowest selling price was $6,100. What was the range of the selling prices of the 25 used cars sold by Xiang in May and June?

A.$15,600
B.$15,750
C.$16,820
D.$18,100
E.$19,200
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by LalaB » Mon Feb 13, 2012 1:09 pm
lowest+Range =largest

so, in may 4500+15000=19500(the largest)

in june 6100+16500=22600

range of june and may= the largest minus the lowest =22600-4500=18100

D is the asnw
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by dreamv » Mon Feb 13, 2012 2:10 pm
Thank you. OA is D.
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by Anurag@Gurome » Mon Feb 13, 2012 8:35 pm
dreamv wrote:In May, Xiang sold 15 used cars. For these 15 cars, the range of the selling prices was $15,000 and the lowest selling price was $4,500 In June, Xiang sold 10 used cars. For these 10 cars, the range of the selling prices was $16,500 and the lowest selling price was $6,100. What was the range of the selling prices of the 25 used cars sold by Xiang in May and June?

A.$15,600
B.$15,750
C.$16,820
D.$18,100
E.$19,200
The range of the selling prices in May was $15,000 and the lowest selling price was $4,500, so the highest price in May = 15000 + 4500 = $19,500
The range of the selling prices in June was $16,500 and the lowest selling price was $6,100, so the highest price in June = 16500 + 6100 = $22,600

The lowest price of a car in May-June was $4,500 and highest price of a car in May-June was $22,600, so range for May-June = 22,600 - 4,500 = [spoiler]$18,100[/spoiler]

The correct answer is D.
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by pappueshwar » Thu Mar 15, 2012 7:29 am
hi anurag,

for the lowest price of a car in May-June the price taken was s $4,500 then why was the highest price of a car in May-June taken as $22,600 ( a combination of two valuesi.e. 16500 + 6100)

please clear the doubt
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by Ankur87 » Sun May 05, 2013 10:36 am
Range is Highest - Lowest.
We need to find Range for all 25 used cars.
Highest value is 22600
Lowest value is 4500
Range = 22600 - 4500 = 18100
pappueshwar wrote:hi anurag,

for the lowest price of a car in May-June the price taken was s $4,500 then why was the highest price of a car in May-June taken as $22,600 ( a combination of two valuesi.e. 16500 + 6100)

please clear the doubt
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