document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=840204>Question 840204</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Scores on an exam follow an approximately Normal distribution with a mean of 76.4 and a standard deviation of 6.1 points. What is the minimum score you would need to be in the top 4%? </SPAN>\n" );
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document.write( "Find the z-value with a left-tail of 96%<BR>\n" );
document.write( "invNorm(0.96) = 1.7507<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Find the corresponding score:<BR>\n" );
document.write( "x = 1.7507*6.1+76.4 = 87.08<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Cheers,<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Stan H.<BR>\n" );
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