Question

An organization has members who possess IQs in the top 4% of the population. If IQs are normally distributed, with a mean of 100 and a standard deviation of 15, what is the minimum IQ required for admission into the organization?
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Answer 1

Answer:

The minimum IQ score will be "126".

Step-by-step explanation:

The given values are:

Mean

$\mu = 100$

Standard deviation

$\sigma=15$

Now,

⇒ $P(z>x)=4 \ percent \ i.e., 0.04$

⇒ $P(z>\frac{x- \mu}{\sigma} )=0.04$

⇒ $1-P(z \leq \frac{x-100}{15})=0.04$

⇒ $\frac{x-100}{15}=z0.96$

            $=NORMDIS(z=0.96)$

            $=1.751$

⇒ $x=100+15\times 1.751$

      $=126.265 \ i.e., 126$