document.write( "Question 854639: Assume that the salaries of elementary school teachers in the united states are normally distributed with a mean of $35,00 and a standard deviation of $4000. What is the cutoff salary for teachers in the top 10%?\r
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document.write( "Hi,
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document.write( "mean of $35,00 and a standard deviation of $4000
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document.write( "What is the cutoff salary for teachers in the top 10%?
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document.write( " z = NORMSINV(.10) = 1.2816
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document.write( " z = 1.2816 = (X - $35,000)/$4000
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document.write( "     $4000*1.2816 + $35,000 = X
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document.write( "               $40,126.40 = X, the cutoff salary for teachers in the top 10%
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