document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=1081766>Question 1081766</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> To help students improve their reading, a school district decides to implement a reading program. It is to be administered to the bottom 6% of the students in the district, based on the scores on a reading achievement exam. If the average score for the students in the district is 115.7, find the cutoff score that will make a student eligible for the program. The standard deviation is 25. Assume the variable is normally distributed.  </SPAN>\n" );
document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #695801 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=695801\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> the 94th percentile is at z=1.555<BR>\n" );
document.write( "the 6th percentile is at z=-1.555<BR>\n" );
document.write( "-1.555=(x-115.7)/25<BR>\n" );
document.write( "multiply by 25 then add 115.7<BR>\n" );
document.write( "score is 78.38.  Below that is below the 6th percentile. </SPAN>\n" );
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