#include<stdio.h>
int main()
{
    int n = 0, max, min;
    int arr[50] = { 0 };
    scanf("%d", &n);
    for (int i = 0; i < n; i++)
    {
        scanf("%d", &arr[i]);
        if (i == 0)
        {
        max = arr[0]; min = arr[0];
        }
        if (arr[i] > max)
            max = arr[i];
        if (arr[i] < min)
            min = arr[i];
    }
    printf("%d", max - min);
    return 0;
}