document.write( "Question 1139862: Scores on the GRE (Graduate Record Examination) are normally distributed with a mean of 569 and a standard deviation of 89. Use the 68-95-99.7 Rule to find the percentage of people taking the test who score
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document.write( "The percentage of people taking the test who score
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document.write( "between 391 and 747 is __ %? \n" );
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Algebra.Com's Answer #760442 by Boreal(15235)![]() ![]() You can put this solution on YOUR website! z=(x-mean)/sd \n" ); document.write( "so (391-569)/89=-178/89=-2 \n" ); document.write( "and (747-569)/89=178/89=+2 \n" ); document.write( "That is the percentage between -2 and +2 sd, which empirically is 95% \n" ); document.write( " |