A study was conducted on the production rates for a company that produces tractor wheels. The table below shows the

Question

A study was conducted on the production rates for a company that produces tractor wheels. The table below shows the number of wheels made during 11 consecutive one-hour production periods.

One-hour period	Number of wheels made
A	24
B	24
C	21
D	21
E	21
F	19
G	24
H	24
I	19
J	22
K	23

What is the range of the number of wheels made for the 11 one-hour periods?

Accepted Answer

Choice B is correct. Range is defined as the difference between the greatest and least values from a set of data. The greatest number of wheels made during a one-hour period was 24 wheels. The least number of wheels was 19. Hence, the range is , or 5.0. Choices A, C, and D are incorrect and may be the result of arithmetic errors or incorrectly identifying the greatest or least number of wheels made during a one-hour period.

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