document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=970038>Question 970038</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> What is lowest passing grade of 300 students, if the lowest 10% of the students are given a failing grade. Calculate the lowest passing score with the mean of 80, and standard deviation of 10 </SPAN>\n" );
document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #593250 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=Boreal><B>Boreal(15235)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-13.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=Boreal><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=Boreal><BR>You can <A HREF=\"/cgi-bin/embed-solution.mpl?show=1&solution=593250\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> The lowest 10% on the normal distribution is at z=-1.28\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "-1.28=  (score-mean)/sd\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "-1.28= (score-80)/10<BR>\n" );
document.write( "multiply by 10 both sides\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "-12.8=score -80\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "add 80 to both sides\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "score=67.2<BR>\n" );
document.write( "if no decimals, 68 would not quite include the lowest 10%, and 67 would include a little more than 10%. </SPAN>\n" );
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