SOLUTION: In order to qualify for a position, an applicant must score 86 or higher on a skills test. If the test scores are normally distributed with a mean of 80 and a standard deviation

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Question 1160942: In order to qualify for a position, an applicant must score 86 or higher on a skills test.
If the test scores are normally distributed with a mean of 80 and a standard deviation
of 4, find the probability that a randomly selected applicant will qualify for the position.

Answer by Boreal(15235) About Me  (Show Source):
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z must be > (86-80)/4 or >1.5
this probability of scoring >=86 is 0.0668