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Question 526269: Please help me solve this problem: Suppose thet IQ scores have a bell-shaped distribution with a mean of 101 and a standard deviation of 15. Using the empirical rule, what percentage of IQ scores are between 86 and 116?
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86 is 101 minus 15. 116 is 101 plus 15. So your interval is plus or minus one standard deviation.

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