SOLUTION: Student x and student y took different sections of an economics class and each section had a different final exam, student x scored 83 out of 100 and had a percentile rank in his c

Question 122538: Student x and student y took different sections of an economics class and each section had a different final exam, student x scored 83 out of 100 and had a percentile rank in his class of 72, student y scored 85 out of 100 and his percentile rank in his class was 70. Who performed better with respect to the rest of the students in the class?
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different final exam, student x scored 83 out of 100 and had a percentile rank in his class of 72, student y scored 85 out of 100 and his percentile rank in his class was 70. Who performed better with respect to the rest of the students in the class?
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Compare the % rank for each student:
student x had rank 72
student y had rank 70
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student x performed better wrt the rest of the students in his class
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Cheers,
Stan H.
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