Question

Question 69(iii)
Given below are heights of 15 boys of a class measured in centimetres:
128, 144, 146, 143, 136, 142, 138, 129, 140, 152, 144, 140, 150, 142, 154.
Find the range of the given data.

Answer 1

Given, height (data) of 15 boys of a class are
128, 144, 146, 143, 136, 142, 138, 129, 140, 152, 144, 140, 150, 142, 154.
Arranging the given data in ascending order, we have
128, 129, 136, 138, 140, 140, 142, 142, 143, 144, 144, 146, 150, 152, 154,
Here, highest observation = 154 and lowest observation =128
$\therefore$ Range = Highest observation - Lowest observation = 154 - 128 = 26 cm