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Tina's application for graduate school was ranked 54 out of 300 applications. Her twin sister's application to a
different graduate school was ranked 23 out of 175 applications.
a. Which sister had the higher percentile ranking?
b. If you had the data on the cumulative GPA of each student in each school in June 2019, which measure of
average would be the most meaningful - mean, median, mode? Explain

Sagot :

A percentage is a way to describe a part of a whole. The percentile ranking of Tina's sister is higher than her.

What are Percentages?

A percentage is a way to describe a part of a whole. such as the fraction ¼ can be described as 0.25 which is equal to 25%.

To convert a fraction to a percentage, convert the fraction to decimal form and then multiply by 100 with the '%' symbol.

A.)

The percentile ranking of Tine is,

Tina's Ranking = [1 - (54/300)] × 100% = 82%

Tina's soster Ranking = [1 - (23/175)] × 100% = 86.85%

Hence, the percentile ranking of Tina's sister is higher than her.

B.) It shows that you can succeed in the graduate examination if you exceed this value.

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