Question

Consider the following 8 numbers, where one labelled x is unknown. 14, 22, 34, x , 34, 46, 21, 38 Given that the range of the numbers is 66, work out 2 values of x .

Answer 1

x=-20 or x=80

Explanation:

you can either make it so 46 remains the largest number and so take 66 from 46 (=-20) or you can leave 14 as the smallest number and add 66 to 14(=80)