document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=1197272>Question 1197272</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> The scores on an exam follow a normal distribution with mean 79 and standard deviation 6.5.  What is the approximate probability that a randomly selected exam taker had a score below 85.5?  Give your answer as a decimal with two digits after the decimal.<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 #830488 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=ewatrrr><B>ewatrrr(24785)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-13.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=ewatrrr><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=ewatrrr><BR>You can <A HREF=\"/cgi-bin/embed-solution.mpl?show=1&solution=830488\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> µ = 79 and σ =6.5<BR>\n" );
document.write( "P(x < 85.5) ?<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Using TI or similarly an inexpensive calculator like an Casio fx-115 ES plus<BR>\n" );
document.write( "P(x < 85.5) = normalcdf(smaller, larger, µ, σ) = normalcdf(-9999, 85.5, 79, 6.5                                  ) = .84 <BR>\n" );
document.write( "-9999 a place holder for the 'smaller number. </SPAN>\n" );
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