Question

Anthony received a score of 76% on his midterm exam, and his professor told him that his score was at the 68th percentile in his class of 125 students. Approximately how many students did as well as or better than Anthony on the midterm

Answer 1

Being in the 68th percentile means Anthony did better than 68% of students.

100% - 68% = 32%

So 32% of the students did as well or better than Anthony .

There are 125 students in class, so to find the number than encompasses this 32% you’ll have to do this:

(32/100) * 125 = 40 students

Approximately 40 students did as well or better than Anthony. Okay