Many educational institutions award three levels of Latin honors often based on GPA. These are com laude (with high praise), magna com laude (with great praise), and summa com laude (with highest praise). Requirements vary from school to school. Suppose the GPAs at State College are normally distributed with a mean of 2.75 and standard deviation of 0.43.
(a) Suppose State College awards the top 2% of students (based
on GPA) with the summa com laude honor. What GPA gets you
this honor? Round your answer to 2 decimal
places.
____GPA or higher
(b) Suppose State College awards the top 10% of students (based on
GPA) with the magna com laude honor. What GPA gets you
this honor? Round your answer to 2 decimal
places.
____ GPA or higher
(c) Suppose State College awards the top 20% of students (based on
GPA) with the com laude honor. What GPA gets you this
honor? Round your answer to 2 decimal
places.
____ GPA or higher
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