Ranges, again, similar to what happens in Ruby, represent an interval between two integers. To create a range, we use this:
iex> 17..2117..21iex> 19 in 17..21true
Similar to what we do with a list, we can use the in operator to check whether a number is between the start and the end of a range.
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