document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=871259>Question 871259</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> The top 30% of high school graduates receive the highest TOPS award possible while the bottom 45% receive the minimum TOPS award.  Assuming the GPA scores of graduating high school students are normally distributed with a mean of 2.6 and a standard deviation of .36, which of the following statements is most accurate?\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Select one:<BR>\n" );
document.write( "a. To be in the top 30% of TOPS recipients, a student must have achieved a high school GPA of at least 2.79.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "b. To be in the bottom 45% of TOPS recipients, a student must have achieved a high school GPA no greater than 2.50.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "c. To be in the top 30% of TOPS recipients, a student must have achieved a high school GPA not greater than 2.41.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "d. To be in the bottom 45% of TOPS recipients, a student must have achieved a high school GPA no greater than 2.45. </SPAN>\n" );
document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #525416 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=ewatrrr><B>ewatrrr(24785)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-13.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=ewatrrr><IMG SRC=http://www.algebra.com/images/aboutme-small.gif BORDER=0 alt=\"About Me\" VALIGN=MIDDLE></A>&nbsp;<IMG SRC=http://www.algebra.com/cgi-bin/show-face.mpl?user=ewatrrr><BR>You can <A HREF=\"/cgi-bin/embed-solution.mpl?show=1&solution=525416\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> a. .5244*.36 + 2.6 = .1888 + 2.6 = 2.7888 = 2.79  Yes<BR>\n" );
document.write( "b. -.1257*.36 + 2.6 = -.045 + 2.6 = 2.55  (NO on the 2.5)<BR>\n" );
document.write( "b. NO<BR>\n" );
document.write( "c. NO </SPAN>\n" );
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