Scores on an examination are assumed to be normally distributed with mean 78 and

Chapter 4, Problem 4.74

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Scores on an examination are assumed to be normally distributed with mean 78 and variance 36. a What is the probability that a person taking the examination scores higher than 72? b Suppose that students scoring in the top 10% of this distribution are to receive an A grade. What is the minimum score a student must achieve to earn an A grade? c What must be the cutoff point for passing the examination if the examiner wants only the top 28.1% of all scores to be passing? d Approximately what proportion of students have scores 5 or more points above the score that cuts off the lowest 25%? e Applet Exercise Answer parts (a)(d), using the applet Normal Tail Areas and Quantiles. f If it is known that a students score exceeds 72, what is the probability that his or her score exceeds 84?

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