The equations which represents the minimum and maximum scores of the students is x = 87 ± 1.8.
It is given that average score on a lab report is 87 points with all the students scoring within 1.8 points
According to the question if x represents a student score then , it is given by [tex]x=87\pm1.8[/tex]
The equation which represent maximum score is given by
[tex]x=87+1.8\\x=88.8[/tex]
The equation which represent minimum score is given by
[tex]x=87-1.8\\x=85.2[/tex]
Hence, maximum and minimum scores are 88.8 and 85.2 respectively.
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