SOLUTION: In a community of 500 people, the 75th percentile age is 65 years while the 25th percentile age is 15 years. How many of the people are between 15 and 65 years?

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Question 1115881: In a community of 500 people, the 75th percentile age is 65 years while the 25th percentile age is 15 years. How many of the people are between 15 and 65 years?
Answer by greenestamps(13203)   (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!


Half of the total number, 250.

75%-25% = 50%; 50% of 500 is 250.

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