document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=1083279>Question 1083279</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> A first year undergraduate statistics course consisting of 1000 students (in different sections) has a mean average of 70.2% with a standard deviation of 3.2%. Only students with a mark of 75% or greater are accepted into the Honours program and continue into second year. How many students will have a mark high enough to move on? </SPAN>\n" );
document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #697283 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=697283\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> z=(x-mean)/sd<BR>\n" );
document.write( "=(75-70.2)/3.2=4.8/3.2=+1.5<BR>\n" );
document.write( "probability z>1.5 is 0.0668<BR>\n" );
document.write( "That would be 66.8 students, 67 if rounded up, 66 if rounded down. </SPAN>\n" );
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