Question

A human resources department scores applicants for an internship based on a number of attributes. They will only interview applicants who score in the 98th percentile or higher. If they had 600 applicants, how many people will they interview?

A) 23

B) 12

C) 588

D) 35

Answer 1

A) 23

To find the number of applicants who score in the 98th percentile or higher, we can first calculate 2% of 600, which is 12. Then we subtract 12 from 600 to get 588. The human resources department will interview 12 applicants who scored in the 98th percentile or higher.