Growth charts We used an online growth chart to find percentiles for the height and

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Growth charts We used an online growth chart to find percentiles for the height and weight of a 16-year old girl who is 66 inches tall and weighs 118 pounds. According to the chart, this girl is at the 48th percentile for weight and the 78th percentile for height. Explain what these values mean in plain English.

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Growth charts We used an online growth chart to find percentiles for the height and weight of a 16-year old girl who is 66 inches tall and weighs 118 pounds. According to the chart, this girl is at the 48th percentile for weight and the 78th percentile for height. Explain what these values mean in plain English.

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Given:

The height of a 16-year-old girl is 66 inches.

The weight of a 16-year-old girl is 118 pounds.

According to the chart, the girl is at the 48th percentile for weight and the 78th percentile for height.

 

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