document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=180976>Question 180976</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Two hundred and seventy students wrote an exam in which 35 students got a higher mark than Paula and eight got the same mark as Pauls, which is 83%. Her percentile rank in the class is?<BR>\n" );
document.write( "a. 85<BR>\n" );
document.write( "b. 86<BR>\n" );
document.write( "c. 83<BR>\n" );
document.write( "d. 84 </SPAN>\n" );
document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #135689 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=edjones><B>edjones(8007)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-13.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=edjones><IMG SRC=http://www.algebra.com/images/aboutme-small.gif BORDER=0 alt=\"About Me\" VALIGN=MIDDLE></A>&nbsp;<IMG SRC=http://www.algebra.com/cgi-bin/show-face.mpl?user=edjones><BR>You can <A HREF=\"/cgi-bin/embed-solution.mpl?show=1&solution=135689\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> 235, 234, 233, 232, 231, 230, 229, 228,  are all tied.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Their mean is 231.5<BR>\n" );
document.write( "n=Np/100+.5 Where n=numerical rank, N=number of values, p=percentile<BR>\n" );
document.write( "231.5=270p/100 + .5<BR>\n" );
document.write( "2.7p=231<BR>\n" );
document.write( "p=85.556<BR>\n" );
document.write( "p=86<BR>\n" );
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