document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=975206>Question 975206</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> If the weights of males are distributed normally with mean of 170 and standard deviation of 20, what weight (to the nearest pound) would correspond with the 40th percentile? </SPAN>\n" );
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document.write( "Find the z-value with a left tail of 0.40<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "invNorm(0.4) = -0.2534<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Find the corresponding weight value::<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "x = -0.2534*20 + 170 = 164.93<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Cheers,<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Stan H.<BR>\n" );
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