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Use technology or a z-score table to answer the question. Scores on a standardized military exam are normally distributed with a mean of 57 and a standard deviation of 9. Consider a group of 4000 military students. Approximately how many students will score less than 66 on the test?

User SparkOn
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Answer:

3366

Explanation:

Use technology or a z-score table to answer the question. Scores on a standardized-example-1
User Jalanb
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9514 1404 393

Answer:

3365

Explanation:

About 4000 × 0.8413 = 3365 students will score less than 66.

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Additional comment

A calculator I trust more says the fraction is 0.841344746..., a slightly higher value, but not enough higher to change the answer.

Use technology or a z-score table to answer the question. Scores on a standardized-example-1
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