Chapter 2.1, Problem 5E

To determine

To explain:the given statement about the girl.

Answer to Problem 5E

She is taller than $78\%$ of girls, but only $48\%$ more weight than girls, she probably will be a lot thinner.

Explanation of Solution

Given:

The height and weight is 66 inches tall and weighs 118 pounds.

The girl is at the ${48}^{\text{th}}$ percentile for weight and the ${78}^{\text{th }}$ percentile for height.

According to height, the girl is of height 66 inches and $78\%$ of girls are below 66 inchesbecause she is at ${78}^{\text{th }}$ percentile. The ${78}^{\text{th }}$ percentile for height shows she is a growing girl and her height is above average.

According to weight, the girl is of weight 118 pounds and $48\%$ of girls are below 118 pounds because she is at ${48}^{\text{th }}$ percentile. The ${48}^{\text{th }}$ percentile for weight shows she is just a little under average weight.

Since she is taller than $78\%$ of girls, but only $48\%$ more weight than girls, she probably will be a lot thinner.