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Grade 6HardAbsolute Value

Absolute Value · Hard problem

A thermostat is comfortable within 3∘3^\circF of 68∘68^\circF; readings more than 3∘3^\circF away are "outside the comfortable range." Five readings were taken: 71∘71^\circ, 63∘63^\circ, 70∘70^\circ, 65∘65^\circ and 72∘72^\circ. How many of these readings were outside the comfortable range?