The following data represents the actual talk time,in hours,for the iPhone for 11 users. 25.1 19.1 21.6 9.5 20.3 18.0 24.6 25.2 21.9 29.7 28.5
The 60^th percentile of this data set is ____.

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The 60th percentile is the value below which 60% of the data falls. In this case, the data is already sorted in ascending order: 9.5, 18.0, 19.1, 20.3, 21.6, 21.9, 24.6, 25.1, 25.2, 28.5, 29.7. Since 60% of 11 is 6.6, the 60th percentile is the 7th value in the sorted data, which is 24.6.

The Following Data Represents the Actual Talk Time,in Hours,for the IPhone