In a large population, very close to 25% of the observations will fall below the 25th percentile (Q1), and close to 75% fall below the 75th percentile (Q3). The Web site of the Educational Testing Service reports that on the SAT Mathematics test, with a possible perfect score of 800, the 96th percentile of 1,475,623 scores nationwide is a score of 720.

What is the best estimate of exactly how many scores were below 720?

A. 192,000
B. 557
C. 1,417,000
D. 84
E. 80%

Question

In a large population, very close to 25% of the observations will fall below the 25th percentile (Q1), and close to 75% fall below the 75th percentile (Q3). The Web site of the Educational Testing Service reports that on the SAT Mathematics test, with a possible perfect score of 800, the 96th percentile of 1,475,623 scores nationwide is a score of 720.

What is the best estimate of exactly how many scores were below 720?

 		A.	192,000
 		B.	557
 		C.	1,417,000
 		D.	84
 		E.	80%