Question

A professor at a local university noted that the exam grades of her students were normally distributed with a mean of 72.7 and a standard deviation of 6.4. The professor has informed us that only 9 percent of her students received grades of A. What is the minimum score needed to receive a grade of A? Report your final answer with 2 decimals for example 82.43.

Answer 1

Answer: The minimum score is 77.94.

Explanation:

Since we have given that

Mean = 72.7 = μ

Standard deviation = 6.4 = s

Percentage of her students received grades of A = 9%

So, for right tail, we get that

`100-9=91\%=0.91`

So, z = 0.8186

So, the minimum score would be :

`x=zs+\mu\\\\x=0.8186* 6.4+72.7\\\\x=77.94`

Hence, the minimum score is 77.94.