document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=227904>Question 227904</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> A student scored 74 percent on a test, and was in the 57th percentile. Explain these two numbers. (Points: 2)<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "74% means the students would have gotten 74 out of 100 correct<BR>\n" );
document.write( "if the test had 100 questions.<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "57%ile means 57% of the students received a lower score than <BR>\n" );
document.write( "the student who received a score of 74%.<BR>\n" );
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