document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=1162450>Question 1162450</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Students took a college math placement exam with a mean of 200 and a standard deviation of 12. Using the Empirical Rule, approximately, what percent of the students scored above 224?\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 #786253 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=786253\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> 224 is 2 sd s above 200 (224-200)/12<BR>\n" );
document.write( "We know that 5% of the distribution is more than 2 sd s from the mean using the empirical rule. Half of that is involved here, and that probability is therefore 2.5%. </SPAN>\n" );
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