Question

A student scored in the 70th percentile on her history exam. What does this student's score mean in relation to those of the other test takers?

Answer 1

Her score was better than those of 70% of all test takers

Step-by-step explanation: she had the same or better scores than 70% of the people who took the test

Answer 2

70% of the class scored less than the student.

Explanation:

A percentile is a measure used in statistics indicating the value below which a given percentage of observations in a group of observations fall. The student scored 70th percentile means that 70% of the class scored less than the student.