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The scores for the Algebra 2 CFE are normally distributed with a mean score of 45 and a standard deviation of 5.6. If you score 52 on the test, what percentage of test takers scored lower than you?

87.49 %

89.44 %

90.32 %

91.15%

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Answer:

89.44%

Explanation:

Problems of normally distributed samples are solved using the z-score formula.

In a set with mean
\mu and standard deviation
\sigma, the zscore of a measure X is given by:


Z = (X - \mu)/(\sigma)

The Z-score measures how many standard deviations the measure is from the mean. After finding the Z-score, we look at the z-score table and find the p-value associated with this z-score. This p-value is the probability that the value of the measure is smaller than X, that is, the percentile of X. Subtracting 1 by the pvalue, we get the probability that the value of the measure is greater than X.

In this question:


\mu = 45, \sigma = 5.6

If you score 52 on the test, what percentage of test takers scored lower than you?

This is the pvalue of Z when X = 52.


Z = (X - \mu)/(\sigma)


Z = (52 - 45)/(5.6)


Z = 1.25


Z = 1.25 has a pvalue of 0.8944.

So 89.44% of test takers scored lower than you.

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