SOLUTION: A business college decides to accept only the top 10% of the applicants applying. Their acceptance is based on an entrance exam.if the mean was 75 and the standard deviation was 10

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Question 933922: A business college decides to accept only the top 10% of the applicants applying. Their acceptance is based on an entrance exam.if the mean was 75 and the standard deviation was 10, then what is the minimum score needed to be accepted to the university?
Answer by ewatrrr(24785) About Me  (Show Source):
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mean was 75 and the standard deviation was 10.
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z+=+blue%28x+-+75%29%2Fblue%2810%29
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z = invNorm(.90)= 1.2816
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10(1.2816) + 75 = x = 87.82
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88 the minimum score needed to be accepted to the university