SOLUTION: A man reports the final scores in his statistics course are normally distributed with a mean of 72 and a standard deviation of 5. He assigns grades such that the top 15% of the stu

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Question 928886: A man reports the final scores in his statistics course are normally distributed with a mean of 72 and a standard deviation of 5. He assigns grades such that the top 15% of the students receive an A. What is the lowest score a student can receive to earn an A?
Answer by ewatrrr(24785) About Me  (Show Source):
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mean of 72 and a standard deviation of 5.
5(invNorm(.85) + 72 = x
5(1.0364) + 72 = 77.182
78 is the lowest score a student can receive to earn an A