SOLUTION: The average salary for American teachers is approximately normally distributed with mean $45,000 and standard deviation $5000. What proportion of teachers make less than $35,000?

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Question 1074726: The average salary for American teachers is approximately normally distributed with mean $45,000 and standard deviation $5000. What proportion of teachers make less than $35,000?
Answer by Fombitz(32388) About Me  (Show Source):
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Determine the z score,
z=%28X-mu%29%2Fsigma=%2835000-45000%29%2F5000=-1
So then,
P%28z=-1%29=0.158655
15.9%