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Scores on a test are normally distributed with a mean of 81 and a standard deviation of 8. Find the probability that a randomly chosen score will be greater than 93.

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We are given the following information.

Mean = 81

Standard deviation = 8

We are asked to find the probability that a randomly chosen score will be greater than 93.

Recall that the z-score is given by


z=(x-\mu)/(\sigma)

Where μ is the mean, σ is the standard deviation, and x is the raw score.


\begin{gathered} z=(93-81)/(8) \\ z=1.5 \end{gathered}

So, the z-score is 1.5


\begin{gathered} P(x>93)=1-P(x<93) \\ P(x>93)=1-P(z<1.5) \end{gathered}

From the z-table, the probability corresponding to the z = 1.5 is found to be 0.93319


\begin{gathered} P(x>93)=1-0.93319 \\ P(x>93)=0.0668 \end{gathered}

There is a 0.0668 probability that a randomly chosen score will be greater than 93.

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