SOLUTION: A student scored 68 percent on a test, and was in the 52nd percentile. Explain these two numbers.

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Question 629190: A student scored 68 percent on a test, and was in the 52nd percentile. Explain these two numbers.
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A student scored 68 percent on a test, and was in the 52nd percentile. Explain these two numbers.
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He correctly answered 68 of each 100 questions.
His score was better than 52% of the class.
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Stan H.