Chapter SH, Problem 10.3EP

To determine

To find: The percentile scored by Kendra.

Answer to Problem 10.3EP

Kendra scored at the $88\text{th}$ percentile in the math test.

Explanation of Solution

Given information: The information is:

Kendra scored a $95\%$ percent on her math test.

Out of the $25$ students in the class, $22$ students scored less than Kendra.

Calculation:

The percentile rank formula is given as:

  $\begin{array}{c}\text{percentile}=\frac{\text{number of scores less than Kendra}}{\text{total number of scores}}\times 100\\ =\frac{22}{25}\times 100\\ =88\end{array}$

Therefore, Kendra scored $88\text{th}$ percentile in the math test.