document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=1149949>Question 1149949</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Assume that the salaries of elementary school teachers in the United States are normally distributed with a mean of $29,000 and a standard deviation of $5455. What is the cutoff salary for teachers in the bottom 10%?<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 #771384 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=771384\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> the z value for the 10th percentile is -1.28<BR>\n" );
document.write( "z=(x-mean)/sd<BR>\n" );
document.write( "-1.28=(x-29000)/5455<BR>\n" );
document.write( "x-29000=-6982.40<BR>\n" );
document.write( "x=$22,017.60 </SPAN>\n" );
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