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MATHEMATICS
Quarter 4 – Module 3
Interpreting Measures of Position
Mathematics – Grade 10
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Quarter 4 – Module 3: Interpreting Measures of Position
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Mathematics
Quarter 4 – Module 3
Interpreting Measures of
Position
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LEARNING COMPETENCY:
• Interpret measures of position.
(M10SP – IVc– 1)
OBJECTIVES:
K: Identify the relationships among measures of position;
S: Interprets measures of position;
A: Appreciates the significance of interpreting measures of
position in solving real-life problems.

PRE-ASSESSMENT
Directions: Read and analyze the following items. Write the letter of the correct
answer in your activity notebook.

1. What do you call the nine values that divide the data set into ten equal parts?
A. Quartiles B. Deciles C. Percentiles D. Percentile rank

2. Which of the following quartiles is equivalent to the median of a given set of data?
A. 𝑄1 B. 𝑄2 C. 𝑄3 D. 𝑄4

3. Ten students in Group A of Grade 10-Gardenia got the following grades in Mathematics:
94, 79, 86, 85, 79, 90, 89, 91, 78, and 84.

Find the value of 𝑃60

A. 84.9 B. 86.5 C. 87.8 D. 88.2

4. Vincent got a score of 38 which is the 75th percentile in a summative test. Which of the
following is FALSE?
A. He passed the test if the passing score is the 6th decile.
B. He scored above 75% of his classmates.
C. Twenty-five percent of the class got scores below 38.
D. Twenty-five percent of the class got scores of above 38.

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5. Masagana National High School has a total of 60 teachers where the 3rd decile of the ages is
36 years old. Which of the following statements is TRUE?
A. Thirty percent of the teachers has the age of 36 and below.
B. Seventy percent of the teachers has the age of 36 and below.
C. The ages of all teachers of Masagana National High School are 36 years old.
D. Most of the teachers has the age of 36 years old.

Lesson Interpreting Measures of Position

Identifying the measures of position or quantiles (quartiles, deciles, and percentiles) is

a significant ability you have to develop because you will know the position of a particular
score relative to the entire set of data. Measures of position will become more meaningful if
you know how to interpret them. In interpreting measures of position, you will know how
many percent of the data or group is below, equal or above a specific score. You will know
whether somebody has successfully passed an examination or not.

In this module, you will learn some tips or techniques on how to interpret measures of
position.

’s In

Think About This!

The Science teacher of Cristina returned the summative test papers of the students in
Group A of which there are 12 students in the group. Out of 48 items in the multiple-choice
test, the following are their scores: 35, 41, 39, 45, 43, 35, 41, 42, 37, 37, 45, and 40.

What is the value of the fourth decile (𝐷4 ) using linear interpolation?

’s New

ACTIVITY 1

In connection to the previous situation, Cristina received her summative test paper with
the reflected score of 40 out of 48. After receiving the test paper, her teacher asked her if she
wants to know how many percent of the class have scores less than or equal to her score and
how many percent have scores greater than her score. Interested of the teacher’s question, she

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thought of a friend who can help her with it. As Cristina’s friend, how can you help her? Write
your answers in your activity notebook.

ACTIVITY 2
Directions: What is meant by the following measures of position below? Study the
examples given.

Example 1: In a set of scores, the 15th percentile or 𝑃15 = 63

This means that in the set of scores given, 15% of the scores is
less than or equal to the score of 63. It also means that (100-15)% or
85% of the scores is greater than the score of 63.

Example 2: In a set of scores, the 3rd decile or 𝐷3 = 8

This means that in the set of scores given, 30% of the scores is
equal to or below the score of 8 because the 3rd decile is equal to the 30th
percentile. It also means that 70% of the scores is above the score of 8.

Now, try it yourself!

1. 𝑄3 = 94 ___________________________________________________
___________________________________________________
2. 𝐷8 = 17 ___________________________________________________
___________________________________________________
3. 𝑃90 = 42 ___________________________________________________
___________________________________________________
4. 𝐷4 = 28 ___________________________________________________
___________________________________________________
5. 𝑃33 = 94 ___________________________________________________
___________________________________________________

Congratulations! You have just started interpreting measures of position.

is It

How did you find interpreting measures of position? Are you having a difficulty in
doing it? It is just easy! Just remember the following:

1. The measures of position or quantiles (quartiles, deciles, and percentiles) are values that refer
to the position of a specific score, object, or item in a set of data after arranging them from
least to greatest.

2. Quartiles, deciles, and percentiles are having relationships.

First quartile or 𝑄1 = 2.5th decile or 𝐷2.5 = 25th percentile or 𝑃25

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 Third quartile or 𝑄3 = 7.5th decile or 𝐷7.5 = 75th percentile or 𝑃75
Second quartile or 𝑄2 = 5th decile or 𝐷5 = 50th percentile or 𝑃50 = Median

3. Given a particular score, object, or item in a data set, be extra careful and critical enough as
to what measure or quantile you need to consider. Remember that every score, object, or
item in a data set has its unique position in the set.

EXAMPLE 1:
The third quartile (𝑄3 ) of the ages of the 506 Grade 10 students of a certain barangay
high school is 16 years old. What does it mean?

Answer: Since the third quartile is equal to 75th percentile, therefore it means that 75%
of the entire Grade 10 students of a certain barangay high school has the age that is less than
or equal to 16 years old. In other words, there are 379 Grade 10 students that are aging 16
years old and below. It also means that 25% or 127 of the Grade 10 students have ages above
16 years old.

EXAMPLE 2:
A certain government examination composed of 100 items has a passing score which
is the 75th percentile. What does it imply?

Answer: It implies that an examinee must answer at least 75 items correctly in order
for him to pass the test.
EXAMPLE 3:
The score of James in English in their Second Periodical Examination is the 9 th decile
(𝐷9 ). If the passing score is the upper quartile (𝑄3 ), did he pass the test? (Assume that there
are different values of 𝐷9 and 𝑄3 .)

Answer: 𝐷9 = 𝑃90 and 𝑄3 = 𝑃75. Since we assume that 𝐷9 and 𝑄3 are of different
values, therefore James passed the examination because the score of James is greater than the
passing score, that is, 𝐷9 > 𝑄3
EXAMPLE 4:
Teacher Jen is getting the height of her 28 students in Grade 10 Special Science Class
for computing Body Mass Index (BMI). She noticed that each of the values of the height of
her students is unique. She told one of her students, Michelle, that her height is the 30 th
percentile. How many students are shorter than her? How many are taller than her?

Answer: Since Michelle’s height is the 30th percentile, it means that 30% of 28
students have the height that is less than or equal to the height of Michelle.
28 𝑥 0.30 = 𝟖. 𝟒

By rounding-off, 8.4 becomes 8

Therefore, there are 7 students that are shorter than Michelle and there are
20 students that are taller than her since none of them have equal height.

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EXAMPLE 5
The mayor of a certain city is offering a college scholarship to deserving students. A
student can get the scholarship if he/she can pass the qualifying examination with a score that
is in the top 40% of the scores of all examinees. Three incoming college students (Gregory,
Melissa, and Frank) took the qualifying examination and their scores have the percentile ranks
of 26, 38, and 44 respectively. Will the three of them get the scholarship?

Answer: No, only Gregory and Melissa will get the scholarship because their scores
belong to the top 40% of the scores of all examinees. Frank cannot get the scholarship because
his score does not belong to the top 40% of the scores of all examinees.

’s More

Answer the following. Show the necessary solution in your activity notebook.

1. The first quartile (𝑄1) of the ages of the 136 employees of ABC Corporation is 43 years old.
What does it imply?

2. In a military formation, the height of Roger is the 80 th percentile in a line of 12 men. How
many persons are taller than him? (Note: Each of them has different height.)

3. Beth’s score is the 7th decile (𝐷7 ) in the First Periodical Examination in MAPEH. If the
passing score is the 75th percentile (𝑃75), did she pass the test? (Note: The values of 𝐷7 and
𝑃75 are not equal.)

4. In a certain quiz, the 3rd decile is the score of 15. What does it mean?

5. Rose took a qualifying examination in a prestigious university in Manila for a scholarship.

The university offers the scholarship to the successful passers of the examination whose
scores belong to the top 30% of the scores of all examinees. Four days after the examination,
Rose received the result, and her score has a percentile rank of 33. Will Rose get the
scholarship?

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 I Have Learned

Directions: Complete the unfinished statements below for what you learned, realized, and
will apply about the lesson in this module.
I learned that ________________________________________________________________
___________________________________________________________________________

I realized that ________________________________________________________________

___________________________________________________________________________

I will apply _________________________________________________________________

___________________________________________________________________________

I Can Do

Directions:
Construct one real-life situation involving quartile, decile, or percentile and one real-
life situation involving percentile rank. Then give your interpretations to the two situations.
Use your activity notebook.

Your work will be graded based on the following rubric. (D.O. #73, s. 2012 - modified)

Score Descriptors
Poses more complex situations with correct solutions/interpretations
and communicates ideas accurately, shows in-depth comprehension
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of the pertinent concepts and/or processes, and provides explanations
wherever appropriate
Poses more complex situations and finishes all significant parts of
the solution/interpretations and communicates ideas accurately,
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shows in-depth comprehension of the pertinent concepts and/or
processes.
Poses complex situation and finishes all significant parts of the
6 solution/interpretations and communicates ideas accurately, shows
in-depth comprehension of the pertinent concepts and/or processes.
Poses complex situation and finishes most significant parts of the
solution/interpretations and communicates ideas accurately, shows
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comprehension of major concepts although neglects or misinterprets
less significant ideas or details
Poses a situation and finishes some significant parts of the
2 solution/interpretations and communicates ideas accurately but
shows gaps on theoretical comprehension.
Poses a situation but demonstrates little comprehension, not being
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able to develop an approach.
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Directions: Read and analyze the following items very carefully. Write the letter of the correct
answer in your activity notebook.

1. Christopher took the entrance examination in one of the Science High Schools in their
province. His score is in the 6th decile and the passing score is the 75th percentile.
Assuming that the values of 𝐷6 and 𝑃75 are not the same, can Christopher enroll in that
particular school?
A. Yes, because his score is greater than the passing score.
B. Yes, because his score is equal to the passing score.
C. No, because his score is equal to the passing score.
D. No, because his score is below the passing score.

2. A dance choreographer is asking his 35 dancers to form a line according to height from the
shortest to the tallest. One of the dancers, Francesca, has a height that is in the 40th
percentile. Assuming that none of the dancers has the same height, how many dancers are
shorter than Francesca?
A. 3 B. 13 C. 14 D. 21
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3. Regine got a score of 92 which is the 88 percentile in a certain examination. Which of the
following is TRUE?
A. She passed the test if the passing score is the 9th decile.
B. Eighty-eight percent of the class got scores less than or equal to 92
C. Twelve percent of the class got scores less than or equal to 92
D. She scored above 90% of her classmates.

4. The second quartile (𝑄2 ) of the ages of the 50 Grade 7-Lily students of XYZ National High
School is 13 years old. Which of the following is TRUE?
A. Most of the students are aging 13 years old.
B. All of the students are aging 13 years old.
C. There are 12 students aging 13 years old.
D. There are 25 students that the ages are less than or equal to 13 years old.

5. A certain government scholarship is offered to incoming freshmen students in all state

colleges and universities (SUCs) in the Philippines. The policy is that one SUC can only
offer the scholarship to the students who will pass the qualifying examination and whose
scores will belong to the top 35% of the scores of all examinees. Which of the following is
FALSE?
A. An examinee may get a score with a percentile rank of 40 to get the scholarship.
B. An examinee may get a score with a percentile rank of 35 to get the scholarship.
C. An examinee may get a score with a percentile rank of 32 to get the scholarship.
D. An examinee may get a score with a percentile rank of 20 to get the scholarship.

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Try This!
A Mathematics teacher gave a 20-item surprised quiz to his 25 students. All of the
scores of the students were unique except for the scores of Aiza and Glaiza because both of
them got the same score of 12. Their scores were in the 60th percentile.

1. How many students have scores less than 12?

2. How many students have scores greater than 12?

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Additional Activity Assessment What I Can do What I Have
Learned
1. 13 1. D (Answers may vary)
(Answers may vary)
2. 10 2. B
3. B
4. D
5. A
What’s More What’s More What’s New What’s New
(Cont.) (Cont.) (Cont.)
1. It implies that
3. No 25% or 34 5. 33% of the scores greater than the
4. 30% of the scores employees have the is less than or equal score of 42.
is less than or equal age of 43 years old to the score of 94 or 4. 40% of the scores
to the score of 15 or and below and 75% 67% of the scores is is less than or equal
70% of the scores is or 102 employees above the score of to the score of 28 or
greater than the have the age of 94. 60% of the scores is
score of 15. above 43 years old. above the score of
5. No 28.
2. 2
What’s New (Cont.) What’s New What’s In What I Know
2. 80% of the scores
is less than or equal Activity 1 𝐷4 = 39.2 by linear 1. B
to the score of 17 or (Answers may vary) interpolation
20% of the scores is 2. B
above the score of Activity 2
17. 1. 75% of the scores 3. C
3. 90% of the scores is less than or equal
is less than or equal to the score of 94 or 4. C
to the score of 42 or 25% of the scores is 5. A
10% of the scores is greater than the score
of 94.
References

Book:
Mathematics Learner’s Module (Grade 10). Department of Education

Website:
Quipper. Retrieved from
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ulum#curriculum

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