(part 3)

c. Find the 90^th percentile for the diameters of mandarin oranges, and interpret it in a complete sentence.

Work it out on paper first. Then open the solution one step at a time, and stop as soon as you can finish on your own.

Solution
c. 6.16, Ninety percent of the diameter of the mandarin oranges is at most 6.16 cm.

Your turn

The book's Try It right after this example: same idea, new numbers. Only the answer is given.

Using the information from Example 6.12, answer the following:

The middle 45 percent of mandarin oranges from this farm are between ______ and ______.
Find the 16^th percentile, and interpret it in a complete sentence.

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