SOLUTION: Suppose SAT Writing scores are normally distributed with a mean of 497 and a standard deviation of 109. A university plans to award scholarships to students whose scores are in th

Question 1160264: Suppose SAT Writing scores are normally distributed with a mean of 497 and a standard deviation of 109. A university plans to award scholarships to students whose scores are in the top 8%. What is the minimum score required for the scholarship? Round your answer to the nearest whole number, if necessary.
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Answer by Boreal(15235) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
top 8% or 0.92 or 92 percentile has z=1.405
z=(x-mean)/sd
1.405=(x-497)/109
153.15=x-497
x=650 minimum score (with rounding)
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