Suppose you are in the 87th percentile on a test. This means
A)you are among the top 13 students in the class.
B)87% of the students got a score lower than yours.
C)you got 87% of the test items correct.
D)87% of the students got a score higher than yours.

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Being in the 87th percentile means that 87% of the students scored lower than you, not that you got 87% of the questions correct or that a certain percentage scored higher. Percentiles rank your performance relative to others, not the percentage of questions you answered correctly.

Suppose You Are in the 87th Percentile on a Test