document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=1206228>Question 1206228</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> There are 120 students who took a english exam. Two students earned the same mark as dan, and 45 students earned a higher mark than dan, what was dans percentile rank ? </SPAN>\n" );
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document.write( "Answer: <font color=red size=4>61</font> (approximate)\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Explanation:<BR>\n" );
document.write( "120 - (2+45) = 73 students earned a score lower than Dan.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "73/120 = 0.6083 approximately which converts to 60.83%<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Dan is in the 61<sup>st</sup> percentile roughly.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "About 61% of the scores are lower than his.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Round this approximate value however needed. <BR>\n" );
document.write( "Usually I find that percentiles are rounded to the nearest whole number; however, your teacher may request otherwise.<BR>\n" );
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