document.write( "Question 1194147: On a placement examination, Rick scored lower than 1132 of the 12,800 students who took the exam. Find the percentile, rounded to the nearest percent, for Rick's score \n" ); document.write( "
Algebra.Com's Answer #826289 by math_tutor2020(3817)![]() ![]() ![]() You can put this solution on YOUR website! \n" ); document.write( "Edwin has misread the problem, or has misinterpreted the value he calculated.\r \n" ); document.write( " \n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "The 8.84% he got represents the idea that roughly 8.84% of the class scored higher than Rick. \n" ); document.write( "This means Rick's score is larger than 100% - 8.84% = 91.16% of the class.\r \n" ); document.write( " \n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "This places Rick at about the 91st percentile. \n" ); document.write( " \n" ); document.write( " |