document.write( "Question 376719: A mandatory competency test for high school sophomore has a normal distribution with a mean of 1,200 and a standard deviation of 300.
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document.write( "Top 3%  NORMSINV(0.97)= 1.8808
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document.write( "1.8808 * 300 + 1200 = 1764 To receive the award would need to have score > 1764\r
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document.write( "Bottom 1.5%  NORMSINV(0.015) = -2.17
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document.write( "-2.17*300 + 1200 = 549 ro stay out of this group would need to have score >549 \n" );
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