SOLUTION: If 1,000 students take a test that has a mean of 40 minutes, a standard deviation of 8 minutes, and is normally distributed, how many would you expect would finish in less than 40

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Question 828155: If 1,000 students take a test that has a mean of 40 minutes, a standard deviation of 8 minutes, and is normally distributed, how many would you expect would finish in less than 40 minutes?
Answer by stanbon(75887) About Me  (Show Source):
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If 1,000 students take a test that has a mean of 40 minutes, a standard deviation of 8 minutes, and is normally distributed, how many would you expect would finish in less than 40 minutes?
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Since 40 minutes is the mean, expect 500 would finish
in less than 40 minutes.
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Cheers,
Stan H.
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