List K consists of 12 consecutive integers. If -4 is the least integer in the list K, what is the range of the positive integers in list K.
A.3
B.6
C.7
D.11
E.5.5
the positive integers in the list are 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, and 7, so the range is biggest - smallest = 7 - 1 = 6.
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lesson one: READ PROBLEMS CAREFULLY. don't miss words like 'positive'. this is not a hard problem, but it's easy to miss if you are inattentive.
lesson two: KNOW YOUR TERMINOLOGY / CLASSIFICATIONS. zero is not a positive number.
Ans : 6
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