document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=687042>Question 687042</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> membership in an elite organization requires a test score in the upper 30% range. if the mean is 115 and the standard deviation is 12, find the lowest acceptable score that would enable a candidate to apply for membership. assume the variable is normally distributed. </SPAN>\n" );
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document.write( "Use the form x = z*s+u<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Find the z-value with a left-tail of 0.70<BR>\n" );
document.write( "invNorm(0.70) = 0.5244<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "x = 0.5244*12 + 115 <BR>\n" );
document.write( "x = 121.29<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Cheers,<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Stan H. </SPAN>\n" );
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