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Properties of the Normal Distribution. A class of 315 students took a final examination in mathematics.

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a) Joey,How did they determine that?z-score = (78-68)/8.5 = 1.Now look up 1.176 in a standard normal table: 0.......
A class of 315 students took a final examination in mathematics. The mean score on the examination was 68% with a standard deviation of 8.5%. Determine the percentile rank of each of the following people:

a) Joey, who scored 78%

ANSWER: 88th percentile

How did they determine that?

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Kimberly

z-score = (78-68)/8.5 = 1.176

Now look up 1.176 in a standard normal table: 0.8802 or 88% percentile

hope that helped
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