document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=293653>Question 293653</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> assume that the salaries of elementary teachers are nomally distributed with a mean of $36,000 and a standard deviation of $6000.  what is the cutoff salary for teachers in the bottom 10%? </SPAN>\n" );
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document.write( "Find the z-value that has a left tail of 10%:<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Ans: invNorm(0.10) = -1.2816...<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Find the corresponding x-value using x = zs+u<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "x = -1.2816*6000+36000<BR>\n" );
document.write( "x = $28310.69<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Cheers,<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Stan H. </SPAN>\n" );
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