A Pediatric Nurse Measures and Weighs a 9-Year-Old Patient and Determines

Multiple Choice

A pediatric nurse measures and weighs a 9-year-old patient and determines that his height is in the 94th percentile and his weight is in the 65th percentile. Which is true about the patient?

A) He weighs more than 65% of children in his age group but less than 35% of children in the same group.
B) He is taller than 94% of children in his weight group but shorter than 6% of children in the same group.
C) He weighs more than 65% of children in his height group but less than 35% of children in the same group.
D) He is taller than 94% of children in his age group but weighs less than 65% of children in the same group.