Practical Examples of Interpreting Range in Everyday Life

📚 Quick Study Guide

🔢 The range in mathematics represents the difference between the highest and lowest values in a dataset. 📏 Formula: Range = Maximum Value - Minimum Value 🌡️ Understanding range helps analyze variability and spread in data. 📊 It's a simple but powerful tool used across many fields. 💡 Note: The range is sensitive to outliers; extreme values can greatly affect it.

Practice Quiz

1. What is the range of temperatures experienced in a city during a week if the highest temperature was 35°C and the lowest was 22°C?
   1. 10°C
   2. 13°C
   3. 57°C
   4. 22°C
2. A store sells items priced between $5 and $50. What is the range of prices?
   1. $45
   2. $55
   3. $5
   4. $50
3. The heights of students in a class vary from 150 cm to 180 cm. What is the range of heights?
   1. 30 cm
   2. 330 cm
   3. 100 cm
   4. 150 cm
4. A farmer harvests apples. The heaviest apple weighs 250g, and the lightest weighs 180g. What is the range of weights?
   1. 430g
   2. 70g
   3. 250g
   4. 180g
5. What is the range of the following test scores: 70, 85, 92, 65, 78?
   1. 92
   2. 27
   3. 65
   4. 78
6. The number of daily customers at a cafe varies from 50 to 150. What is the range of customers?
   1. 100
   2. 200
   3. 50
   4. 150
7. A plant's height grows from 10 cm to 35 cm in a month. What is the range of growth?
   1. 45 cm
   2. 25 cm
   3. 10 cm
   4. 35 cm