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document.write( "That's the smallest score that beats the bottom 40%.\r\n" );
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document.write( "9,12,15,27,33,45,63,72\r\n" );
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document.write( "Take 40% of 8, the number of numbers.\r\n" );
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document.write( "8×40% = 8×.40 = 3.2\r\n" );
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document.write( "3.2 is between 3 and 4, so the 40% percentile\r\n" );
document.write( "is the 4th smallest number in the list, or 27.\r\n" );
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document.write( "Answer: 27 is the smallest score in the list that\r\n" );
document.write( "beats out the bottom 40%.\r\n" );
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