Hello there! The value of x is 20 or -20
"20 or - 20" is one answer so you are supposed to answer 20 or -20, not choose only one.
Step-by-step explanation:
First, we simplify 5² and 4²
Multiply the whole equation by 25 to get rid of the denominator.
Square both sides and solve the equation.
Also don't forget to write "plus or minus" symbol when we are solving a quadratic equation by squaring both sides.
Let X be the national sat score. X follows normal distribution with mean μ =1028, standard deviation σ = 92
The 90th percentile score is nothing but the x value for which area below x is 90%.
To find 90th percentile we will find find z score such that probability below z is 0.9
P(Z <z) = 0.9
Using excel function to find z score corresponding to probability 0.9 is
z = NORM.S.INV(0.9) = 1.28
z =1.28
Now convert z score into x value using the formula
x = z *σ + μ
x = 1.28 * 92 + 1028
x = 1145.76
The 90th percentile score value is 1145.76
The probability that randomly selected score exceeds 1200 is
P(X > 1200)
Z score corresponding to x=1200 is
z =
z =
z = 1.8695 ~ 1.87
P(Z > 1.87 ) = 1 - P(Z < 1.87)
Using z-score table to find probability z < 1.87
P(Z < 1.87) = 0.9693
P(Z > 1.87) = 1 - 0.9693
P(Z > 1.87) = 0.0307
The probability that a randomly selected score exceeds 1200 is 0.0307
