document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=1126908>Question 1126908</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Suppose the heights of men are normally distributed with mean, &#956;= 70 inches, and standard deviation , &#963;= 6 inches. Suppose admission to a summer basketball camp requires that a camp participant must be in the top 15 % of men's heights, what is the minimum height that a camp participant can have in order to meet the camp's height admission requirement?<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 #743239 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=743239\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> The top 15% occur at z=+1.035<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Minimum height will be at that level or <BR>\n" );
document.write( "z=(x-mean)/sd<BR>\n" );
document.write( "1.035*6=x-mean<BR>\n" );
document.write( "x=70+6.210=76.21 inches </SPAN>\n" );
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