A national chain of department stores ranks its 1,000,000 salespeople by the monetary value of their sales. Boris's sales are at the 89" percentile. Melissa's sales are at the 73" percentile.

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A national chain of department stores ranks its 1,000,000 salespeople by the monetary value of their sales. Boris's sales are at the 89"
percentile. Melissa's
sales are at the 73rd
percentile.
(a) Which of the following must be true about Boris's sales?
Boris had sales lower in value than about 89% of the salespeople.
The value of Boris's sales were about 89% of the chain's total.
Boris had sales higher in value than about 89% of the salespeople.
O The value of Boris's sales were about 11% of the chain's total.
(b) Which of the following must be true about Boris's and Melissa's sales?
O Melissa's sales were higher in value than Boris's sales.
O Both Boris and Melissa had sales higher in value than the median.
The value of Boris's sales were $1600 more than Melissa's.
The values of both Boris's and Melissa's sales were in the bottom half of all
of the salespeople.
Transcribed Image Text:A national chain of department stores ranks its 1,000,000 salespeople by the monetary value of their sales. Boris's sales are at the 89" percentile. Melissa's sales are at the 73rd percentile. (a) Which of the following must be true about Boris's sales? Boris had sales lower in value than about 89% of the salespeople. The value of Boris's sales were about 89% of the chain's total. Boris had sales higher in value than about 89% of the salespeople. O The value of Boris's sales were about 11% of the chain's total. (b) Which of the following must be true about Boris's and Melissa's sales? O Melissa's sales were higher in value than Boris's sales. O Both Boris and Melissa had sales higher in value than the median. The value of Boris's sales were $1600 more than Melissa's. The values of both Boris's and Melissa's sales were in the bottom half of all of the salespeople.
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