document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=949888>Question 949888</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> A professor finds that the scores on a History exam are known to be normally distributed with mean and standard deviation of 55 and 15, respectively. Determine the passing score if 95% of the students are to clear the course. </SPAN>\n" );
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document.write( "Find the z-score with a left-tail of 5%<BR>\n" );
document.write( "invNorm(0.05) = -1.645<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Find the corresponding score::<BR>\n" );
document.write( "x = -1.645*15 + 55 = 30.32<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Cheers,<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Stan H.<BR>\n" );
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