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Question 180294: Two hundred and seventy students wrote an exam in which 35 students got a mark higher than Paula and eight got the same mark as Paula, which is 83%. Her percentile rank in the class is ?
Answer by stanbon(75887) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
Two hundred and seventy students wrote an exam in which 35 students got a mark higher than Paula and eight got the same mark as Paula, which is 83%. Her percentile rank in the class is ?
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270 - (35) = 235
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235 had a score lower than her score.
(235)/270 = 87.03%
Her score is at the 88%ile level
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Cheers,
Stan H.
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