document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=1160264>Question 1160264</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Suppose SAT Writing scores are normally distributed with a mean of 497 and a standard deviation of 109.  A university plans to award scholarships to students whose scores are in the top 8%.  What is the minimum score required for the scholarship?  Round your answer to the nearest whole number, if necessary.\r<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 #783534 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=783534\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> top 8% or 0.92 or 92 percentile has z=1.405<BR>\n" );
document.write( "z=(x-mean)/sd<BR>\n" );
document.write( "1.405=(x-497)/109\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "153.15=x-497<BR>\n" );
document.write( "x=650 minimum score (with rounding) </SPAN>\n" );
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