ASSESSMENT IN MATH 10 INTERPRETING MEASURES OF POSITION

Cyrus took the entrance examination in Lipa Science Integrated National High School. His score is in the 7th decile and the passing score is the 75th percentile. Suppose that D7 and P75 are not equal, can Cyrus enroll in that school?

• Yes, because his score is greater than the passing score.

• Yes, because his score is equal to the passing score.

• No, because his score is equal to the passing score.

• No, because his score is below the passing score.

During the flag raising ceremony, Miss Nicole asked her advisory class with 45 students to form a line according to height from the shortest to the tallest. One of the students, Tony, has a height that is in the 40th percentile. Assuming that none of the students has the same height, how many students are taller than Tony?

• 18

• 24

• 27

• 30

Jason got a score of 90 which is the 88th percentile in First Summative Test in Mathematics. Which of the following is TRUE?

• He passed the test if the passing score is the 9th decile.

• Eighty-eight percent of the class got scores less than or equal to 90.

• Twelve percent of the class got scores less than or equal to 90.

• He scored above 90% of his classmates.

The second quartile (𝑄2) of the ages of the 50 Grade 7- St. Peter students of Pinagkawitan Integrated National High School is 12 years old. Which of the following is TRUE?

• Most of the students are aging 12 years old.

• All the students are aging 12 years old.

• There are 12 students aging 12 years old.

• There are 25 students that the ages are less than or equal to 12 years old.

A certain government scholarship is offered to incoming Grade 11 students in Laguna. The policy is that a student who will pass the qualifying examination will be accepted as scholar. Given that the passing score is in the 60th percentile, which of the following scores will make a student accepted as scholar?

• 𝑄₁

• 𝑄₃

• 𝐷₄

• 𝑃₅₀