A university finished the season ranked fourth out of 128 teams in football and eleventh out of 297
Teams in baseball. Based on percentile rank, which team had the better ranking?
A)the football team
B)the baseball team

Question

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The football team's ranking of fourth out of 128 teams corresponds to a percentile rank of approximately 96.9%, while the baseball team's ranking of eleventh out of 297 corresponds to a percentile rank of approximately 96.3%. Therefore, the football team had the better ranking based on percentile rank. To determine which team had the better ranking based on percentile rank, we need to look at how many teams each team is being compared to.

The football team is being compared to 128 teams, which means their rank is in the 96th percentile (4/128 = 0.03125, or 3.125%, which is then subtracted from 100 to get the percentile rank).

The baseball team is being compared to 297 teams, which means their rank is in the 96.3rd percentile (11/297 = 0.03704, or 3.704%, which is then subtracted from 100 to get the percentile rank).

Therefore, the football team had the better ranking based on percentile rank.

A University Finished the Season Ranked Fourth Out of 128