What is the difference between the largest and smallest numbers in the list 0.023,0.302,0.203,0.320,0.032?
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Solution
We write the list in increasing order: 0.023,0.032,0.203,0.302,0.320. The difference between the largest and smallest of these numbers is 0.320−0.023=0.297.
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