Question

your friend swims on the school team. in her first four races, her times are 26.3, 28.4, 25.6, and 29.1 seconds. which time listed for her next race would make the range larger? 25.2 seconds 26.1 seconds 28.0 seconds 29.1 seconds

Explanation:

Step1: Find current maximum and minimum

The current times are 26.3, 28.4, 25.6, 29.1. The minimum is 25.6 and the maximum is 29.1.

Step2: Analyze each option

For 25.2 seconds, since 25.2 < 25.6, the new range will be 29.1 - 25.2 = 3.9 (current range is 29.1 - 25.6=3.5). This makes the range larger. For 26.1, 28.0 and 29.1 seconds, they don't change the minimum or maximum values in a way that increases the range.

Answer:

25.2 seconds