The local amusement park was interested in the average wait time at their most popular roller coaster at the peak park time (2 p.m. ) .They selected 13 patrons and had them get in line between 2 and 3 p.m.Each was given a stopwatch to record the time they spent in line.The times recorded were as follows (in minutes) .
118,124,108,116,99,120,148,118,119,121,45,130,118
What is the 10^th percentile?

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The 10th percentile is the value below which 10% of the data falls. In this case, the data is sorted as follows:45, 99, 108, 116, 118, 118, 118, 119, 120, 121, 124, 130, 148The 10th percentile is the value that separates the bottom 10% of the data from the rest of the data. In this case, the 10th percentile is 99, since 10% of the data (1 out of 13) is below 99.

The Local Amusement Park Was Interested in the Average Wait