document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=952747>Question 952747</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> All applicants for a job in X-Company should take a test. To be invited for an interview your score on the test should be on the top 10% percent of all applicants. Results of the test have Normal Distribution with the mean 340 and Standard Deviation 85. Take values 340, 85 and 10% assigned for you in the table below and find, what should be your score on the test (higher than what value ?) to be invited for the interview. \r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Take values 340, 85 and 10%. From Appendix Table for Normal Distribution find z-value that has area to the left close to <BR>\n" );
document.write( " 1-10% (10% should be in decimal form).<BR>\n" );
document.write( " 2. In formula z=(x-340)/85 to plug your z, 340 and 85 and solve for x. <BR>\n" );
document.write( "That will be score on the test required to be invited for the interview. <BR>\n" );
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document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #581910 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=stanbon><B>stanbon(75887)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-13.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=stanbon><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/images/nopicture.jpg><BR>You can <A HREF=\"/cgi-bin/embed-solution.mpl?show=1&solution=581910\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> All applicants for a job in X-Company should take a test. To be invited for an interview your score on the test should be on the top 10% percent of all applicants. Results of the test have Normal Distribution with the mean 340 and Standard Deviation 85. Take values 340, 85 and 10% assigned for you in the table below and find, what should be your score on the test (higher than what value ?) to be invited for the interview.<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "I used a TI-84+ calculator.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Find the z-value with a left tail of 0.90:: invNorm(0.9) = 1.2816<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Find the corresponding score using:: x = z*s+u<BR>\n" );
document.write( "x = 1.2816*85+340<BR>\n" );
document.write( "x = 448.93<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Ans: Minimum score to be invited:: 449<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Cheers,<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Stan H.<BR>\n" );
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