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Calculating Percentile

Quiz by Rey Alferez Fernandez

Grade 10
Mathematics
Philippines Curriculum: Grades K-10 (MELC)

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  • Q1
    If the weights of 20 fruits in a basket are ranked from lowest to highest, which weight corresponds to the 25th percentile?
    The median weight
    The weight at the 5th position when ranked
    The average weight of all the fruits
    The weight at the 15th position when ranked
    30s
    M10SP-IVb-1
  • Q2
    In a dataset consisting of test scores for 50 students, which score corresponds to the 90th percentile?
    The average of all the scores
    The median score
    The score below which 90% of the observations fall
    The score above which 10% of the observations fall
    30s
    M10SP-IVb-1
  • Q3
    A set of data contains the ages of participants in a community sports league. If you are asked to find the 75th percentile age, what are you looking for?
    The average age of all participants
    The age below which 75% of the participants' ages fall
    The age that is exactly in the middle of the dataset
    The most common age found in the dataset
    30s
    M10SP-IVb-1
  • Q4
    A researcher collected data on the heights of 200 plants. To determine the height that marks the 80th percentile, what is she looking for?
    The height below which 80% of the plant heights fall
    The average height of all the plants
    The tallest height in the dataset
    The shortest height in the dataset
    30s
    M10SP-IVb-1
  • Q5
    In a class of 60 students, grades were given on a scale from 1 to 100. To calculate the 50th percentile, also known as the median, which grade corresponds to this measure?
    The highest grade in the class
    The grade at the 30th position when grades are arranged from lowest to highest
    The average grade of all the students
    The grade that most students received
    30s
    M10SP-IVb-1
  • Q6
    In a collection of 120 exam scores, what does the 60th percentile score represent?
    The score at the exact middle of the dataset
    The score above which 40% of the exam scores fall
    The score below which 60% of the exam scores fall
    The average score of all the exams
    30s
    M10SP-IVb-1
  • Q7
    A survey was conducted to find the favorite fruit of students in a school, and the results were ranked based on frequency. To identify the fruit that falls at the 30th percentile, you should look for:
    The fruit that ranks just above the lowest 30% of all fruit choices based on frequency
    The least frequently chosen fruit
    The most frequently chosen fruit
    The fruit exactly in the middle of the frequency list
    30s
    M10SP-IVb-1
  • Q8
    In an international mathematics competition, scores were given to 150 participants. If the organizer wants to award certificates to those in the top 10% of scorers, which score does the organizer use to determine the cutoff?
    The score at the 90th percentile
    The average score of all participants
    The score at the 50th percentile
    The lowest score among all participants
    30s
    M10SP-IVb-1
  • Q9
    During a city marathon with 500 runners, the organizer wants to give a special badge to those who finished in the top 5% in terms of race completion time. Which race completion time should be used to identify these runners?
    The time at the 95th percentile
    The average time of all runners
    The fastest time
    The median time
    30s
    M10SP-IVb-1
  • Q10
    A math teacher calculated the final grades of 40 students. If she decides to give honors to students whose grades fall in the top 25% of the class, which grade marks the cutoff for receiving honors?
    The grade at the 75th percentile
    The median grade
    The highest grade in the class
    The lowest grade in the class
    30s
    M10SP-IVb-1

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