document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=1178239>Question 1178239</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> A normal population has mean μ = 56 and standard deviation σ = 8. What is the 85th percentile of the population? </SPAN>\n" );
document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #807477 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=amarjeeth123><B>amarjeeth123(569)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-10.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=amarjeeth123><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/images/nopicture.jpg><BR>You can <A HREF=\"/cgi-bin/embed-solution.mpl?show=1&solution=807477\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> The z score for 85th percentile is 1.036 for a normal distribution.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Mean μ = 56<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Standard deviation σ = 8<BR>\n" );
document.write( "For a normal distribution,x=μ+zσ<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Plugging in the values we get,<BR>\n" );
document.write( "x=56+1.036(8)=64.288<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Answer=64.288 </SPAN>\n" );
document.write( "</TD></TR></TABLE>\n" );