The numbers below show the growth of jobs in the food service industry (in thousands o jobs) for each of the past 18 months.

a. Use the method described in the chapter to determine the value of the 15^th percentile. What % of the values are actually at or below the value you selected? What % are at or above this value?

b. Determine the value of the 70^th percentile. What % of the values are actually at or below the value you selected? What % are at or above this value?

c. Determine the value of the median (that is, the 50^th percentile).

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