SOLUTION: 4. Finish times (to the nearest hour) for 10 dogsled teams are shown below. Find the class width. Use five classes. 283 363 248 290 281 284 336 364 280 265

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Question 363850: 4. Finish times (to the nearest hour) for 10 dogsled teams are shown below. Find the class width. Use five classes.
283
363
248
290
281
284
336
364
280
265

122
25
124
23
24
Answer by SadieKhan(31) About Me  (Show Source):
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find maximum number and minimum number in your data, then subtract minimum from maximum, and divide the resulting number by the number of classes to get the width.
in this case Maximum number = 363
minimum number = 23
Hence
Width = (363-23)/5 = 68