SOLUTION: Scores for the California Peace Officer Standards and Training test are normally distributed, with a mean of 50 and a standard deviation of 10. An agency will only hire applicants

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Question 948856: Scores for the California Peace Officer Standards and Training test are normally distributed, with a mean of 50 and a standard deviation of 10. An agency will only hire applicants with scores in the top 15%. What is the lowest score an applicant can earn and still be eligible to be hired by the agency?

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Find the z score that corresponds to P=0.85
z=1.036
%28x-50%29%2F10=1.036
x-50=10.36
x=60.36