To determine which week had the larger range in minutes read, follow these steps:
1. Identify the minutes read each day for both weeks:
- Week 1: [85, 35, 50, 60, 30, 35, 50]
- Week 2: [55, 50, 45, 45, 40, 30, 50]
2. Calculate the range for each week:
- Range Calculation: The range is found by subtracting the minimum value from the maximum value in a set.
- For Week 1:
- Maximum value: 85 minutes
- Minimum value: 30 minutes
- Range: [tex]\(85 - 30 = 55\)[/tex]
- For Week 2:
- Maximum value: 55 minutes
- Minimum value: 30 minutes
- Range: [tex]\(55 - 30 = 25\)[/tex]
3. Compare the ranges:
- Range of Week 1: 55 minutes
- Range of Week 2: 25 minutes
- Since 55 (Week 1's range) is greater than 25 (Week 2's range), Week 1 had the larger range in minutes read.
Thus, after carefully computing the ranges and comparing them, it's clear that Week 1 had the larger range in minutes.
