Which formulation is correct: The children range in age from../range in ages from/between...?

Hi

I have seen many results for all of the following formulations. Which ones are standard? Are they all equally valid?

  1. The children range in age from…
  2. The children range in age range in ages from/between…?
  3. The children range in ages from X and Y
  4. The children range in ages between X and Y

I look forward to your feedback

I don’t understand the distinction between your four choices.

I would say that if there is a group of children and I know with certainty that the youngest of the children is 6 years old and the oldest is 11, I would say:

“The children range in age from 6 to 11”. Or slightly clearer, but maybe a bit less natural sounding “the children range in age from 6 through 11”.

That is more clear than “between” because “between” has the inclusive/exclusive ambiguity.
I can not immediately think of a concise, clear, and natural-sounding way to say “in this group of children, I know with certainty that none is 5 or younger, and none is 12 or older, but I do not know with certainty if the group contains at least one 6-year-old and/or at least one 11-year-old”.

No. 1 is standard.

This is what is done. ‘To’ should be fine, ‘through’ doesn’t hurt.

When ‘between’ is used it would be mostly interpreted as inclusive of 6 and 11 in this context. But change the context just a little and it would be confusing, so best not use ‘between’ when precision is needed.

Thanks MaxTheVool. I had trouble determining which of the following was more standard: “range in age” or “range in ages” and whether to follow those phrases with ‘from’ or ‘between’.
I see now that ‘range in age from 6 to 11/6 through 11’ sounds more standard to my ears.