SOLUTION: to qualify for security officers' training, recruits are tested for stress tolerance. the scores are normally distributed, with a mean of 62 and a standard deviation of 8. if only

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Question 372595: to qualify for security officers' training, recruits are tested for stress tolerance. the scores are normally distributed, with a mean of 62 and a standard deviation of 8. if only the top 15% of recruits are selected, find the sutoff score.
Answer by ewatrrr(24785) About Me  (Show Source):
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Hi,
*Note: z+=+%28x+-+mu%29%2Fsigma
NORMSINV(0.85) = 1.0364
1.0364 = X-65/8
73.2912 = X
Shut off score for the top 15% would be 73