If your percentile rank in a group of 500 students is 84, how many persons rank lower than you?

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asked Jun 25, 2018 186k views

2 Answers

Andykellr · Answer 1 · 2018-06-25T18:23:23+0000

If you're in the 84th percentile, that means that you rank higher than the lowest 84% of the group. Out of 500 students, 84% makes 420.

Veor · Answer 2 · 2018-06-29T20:38:06+0000

Answer: There are 420 students whose rank is lower than his.

Explanation:

Since we have given that

Number of students = 500

Percentile rank = 84

We need to find the number of persons whose rank lower than his.

According to question, we get that

$(84)/(100)* 500\\\\=84* 5\\\\=420$

Hence, there are 420 students whose rank is lower than his.