Question

if your percentile on the sat is 76, it means that you did as well as or better than:

a. 24 percent of students throughout the country.
b. 76 percent of last years graduating class.
c. 76 percent of students who took the test.
d. 24 percent of your states college - bound seniors.

Explanation:

A percentile rank of \( x \) means that the score is greater than or equal to \( x\%\) of the scores in the distribution. Here, a percentile of \( 76 \) on the SAT implies the score is as good as or better than \( 76\%\) of the students who took the test.

Answer:

C. 76 percent of students who took the test.