Question

suppose your child is in the 85 th percentile in height and 8 th percentile in weight. what does this tell you about your childs stature?
the child is tall, but average weight
the child is average height, but skinny
the child is average height and weight
the child is short and skinny
the child is tall and skinny
the child is tall and fat
the child is short, but average weight
the child is short and fat
the child is average height but fat
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Explanation:

The percentile indicates the proportion of a population that a value is greater than. A child in the 85th percentile in height is taller than 85% of children of the same age and gender, indicating they are tall. A child in the 8th percentile in weight is heavier than only 8% of children of the same age and gender, indicating they are skinny.

Answer:

The child is tall and skinny