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Question 1206228: 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 ?
Answer by math_tutor2020(3817) About Me  (Show Source):
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Answer: 61 (approximate)

Explanation:
120 - (2+45) = 73 students earned a score lower than Dan.
73/120 = 0.6083 approximately which converts to 60.83%
Dan is in the 61st percentile roughly.
About 61% of the scores are lower than his.
Round this approximate value however needed.
Usually I find that percentiles are rounded to the nearest whole number; however, your teacher may request otherwise.