Suppose that the SAT scores for entering students at Monsters University are normally distributed with a mean of 1440 and a standard deviation of 120. This university sets the minimum SAT score required for admission to be 1300. What is the probability that a student’s SAT score is above 1300?
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The normal distribution parameters are given as:
Mean, Mu = 1440
Stdev, Sigma = 120
To Standardize we will use the formula: Z = (X-Mean)/Stdev
To get the answer we must answer:
P(X>1300),
Standardizing using the formula: Z = (X-Mean)/Stdev
P(Z> (1300-1440)/120)
= P(Z> -1.1667)
=1- P(Z<=-1.667)
= 1- 0.1217 ( we used the Z table or you can also use the Excel formula NORMSDIST(z) to calculate this)
= 0.8783
Answer: 0.8783
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