SOLUTION: The test scores for a statistics class are normally distributed with a mean of 84 and a standard deviation of 12. If 70 is passing, what percent of the class passed the test?
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Question 835375: The test scores for a statistics class are normally distributed with a mean of 84 and a standard deviation of 12. If 70 is passing, what percent of the class passed the test?
I am not sure how to solve this using the calculator with either inverse norm or norm pdf. Answer by reviewermath(1029) (Show Source):
You can put this solution on YOUR website! Q:
The test scores for a statistics class are normally distributed with a mean of 84 and a standard deviation of 12. If 70 is passing, what percent of the class passed the test?
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A:
Type =1-normsdist((70-84)/12) in Excel, then press enter to get the answer.
The answer is 0.8783 or 87.83%.
