document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=1010684>Question 1010684</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\">     Jason and Mary took an entrance exam with a certain company.  Jason scored a 76%.  His cohort’s average was 80% with a standard deviation of 5%.  Mary also scored a 76%.  Her cohort’s average was an 83% with a standard deviation of 8%.   Determine a z-score for each person and compare their scores using z-scores.<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 #627910 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=627910\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> For Jason,<BR>\n" );
document.write( "(0.76-0.80)/0.05=-0.8<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Mary<BR>\n" );
document.write( "(0.76-0.83)/0.08<BR>\n" );
document.write( "=-0.875<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Percentiles:<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Jason: 21<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Mary:19 </SPAN>\n" );
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