Duane Took an Intelligence Test and Achieved a Score in the 85th

Multiple Choice

Duane took an intelligence test and achieved a score in the 85th percentile. What does this mean?

A) Of the comparable population, 85 percent got a higher score than Duane.
B) Duane correctly answered 85 percent of the questions on the test.
C) Duane correctly answered 15 percent of the questions on the test.
D) Of the comparable population, 15 percent got a higher score than Duane.