document.write( "Question 418515: Suppose that an engineering school honors program will accept only high school seniors with a math SAT in the top 10%. What is the minimum SAT score in math for this program? What is the minimum ACT score in mathematics for this program?(SAT): μ = 500 σ 100\r
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( ".8997 - .1003 = .7994 which means that the min score is 799 to be in the top 10% of SAT scores\r
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document.write( " Top 10%, μ = 500 σ 100 
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document.write( " 1.28 = X-500/100       NORMSINV(0.9) = 1.281550794        
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document.write( " 128 + 500 = 628, minimum score to be in top 10%\r
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