SOLUTION: Scores on an English test are normally distrubuted with a mean of 33.8 and a standard deviation of 8.5. What score separates the top 59%, from the bottom 41%?

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Question 435620: Scores on an English test are normally distrubuted with a mean of 33.8 and a standard deviation of 8.5. What score separates the top 59%, from the bottom 41%?
Answer by ewatrrr(24785)   (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!

Hi
Scores are normally distrubuted with a mean of 33.8 and a standard deviation of 8.5.
What score separates the top 59%, from the bottom 41%?
z = -.2276 represents those in bottom 41%
*Note:
x = -.2276*8.5 + 33.8
x = 31.8654 Or score of 32 would separate bottom 41% from the top 59%

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