The weight of 10 pupils in a class are 15 kg, 16 kg, 17 kg, 18 kg, 16 kg, 17 kg, 17 kg, 17 kg, 18 kg, and 16 kg. What is the range of this distribution?

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The range of a distribution is the difference between the maximum and minimum values. In this case, the maximum weight is 18 kg and the minimum weight is 15 kg, so the range is 18 kg - 15 kg = 3 kg. Therefore, the answer is option (B) 3.