document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=185966>Question 185966</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> find the 40th percentile of the normal curve with mean 80 and standard deviation 24.2.  </SPAN>\n" );
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document.write( "The z-value corresponding to the 40%ile is -0.2533<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Find the x associated with that z-value:<BR>\n" );
document.write( "z = (x-u)/s<BR>\n" );
document.write( "-0.2533 = (x-80)/24.2<BR>\n" );
document.write( "x-80 = 24.2*-0.2533<BR>\n" );
document.write( "x-80 = -6.1299<BR>\n" );
document.write( "x = 73.8701<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Cheers,<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Stan H. </SPAN>\n" );
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