document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=181092>Question 181092</A>This question is from textbook <A HREF=http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ASIN/9780321501080/algebrahomeworkh></A><BR>\n" );
document.write( ": <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> The following statistics provide information about the scores on a national mathematics exam. \r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Mean 	312		First Quartile 201<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Median 296		Third Quartile 423<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Mode	   326		49th Percentile   307\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "a)	What score did half of the test takers surpass? <BR>\n" );
document.write( "b)	What was the most common score? <BR>\n" );
document.write( "c)	What percentage of the test takers scored 201 or better? <BR>\n" );
document.write( "d)	If Joe had a score of 307, explain the meaning of his score. <BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Mean 312 First Quartile 201<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Median 296 Third Quartile 423<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Mode 326 49th Percentile 307 <BR>\n" );
document.write( "a) What score did half of the test takers surpass? <BR>\n" );
document.write( "b) What was the most common score? <BR>\n" );
document.write( "c) What percentage of the test takers scored 201 or better? <BR>\n" );
document.write( "d) If Joe had a score of 307, explain the meaning of his score. <BR>\n" );
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document.write( "a)296<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "b)326<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "c)3/4 or 75%<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "d)score of 307 would like between the median and the 3rd quartile.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "this means he is in the top 1/2 of the class but not in the top 1/4. </SPAN>\n" );
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