Question

The weights of water bottles are 2, 2.4, 2.25, 2.35, 1.95, 2.10, 2.15, 2.20. Findthe 75th percentile of the data.

Answer 1

SOLUTION

Given the question in the image, the following are the solution steps to answer the question.

STEP 1: Write the given data

$2,\:2.4,\:2.25,\:2.35,\:1.95,\:2.10,\:2.15,\:2.20.$

STEP 2: Arrange in ascending order

$1.95,\:2,\:2.1,\:2.15,\:2.2,\:2.25,\:2.35,\:2.4$

STEP 3: find the 75th percentile

Hence, the 75th percentile is 2.325