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malfutka [58]
3 years ago
15

A philosophy professor assigns letter grades on a test according to the following scheme. A: Top 14% of scores B: Scores below t

he top 14% and above the bottom 60% C: Scores below the top 40% and above the bottom 18% D: Scores below the top 82% and above the bottom 8% F: Bottom 8% of scores Scores on the test are normally distributed with a mean of 76.9 and a standard deviation of 7.4. Find the minimum score required for an A grade. Round your answer to the nearest whole number, if necessary.
Mathematics
1 answer:
Ilia_Sergeevich [38]3 years ago
7 0

Answer:

The minimum score required for an A grade is 85.

Step-by-step explanation:

The grade distribution on a test is:

Grade                Criteria

  A                     Top 14%

  B          < Top 14% - > Bottom 60%

  C          < Top 40% - > Bottom 18%

  D          < Top 82% - > Bottom 8%

  F                    Bottom 8%

Le the random variable <em>X</em>  denote the scores on the test.

The random variable <em>X</em> is normally distributed with parameters <em>μ</em> = 76.9 and standard deviation, <em>σ</em> = 7.4.

To compute the probability of a normally distributed random variable we first need to convert the raw scores to the <em>z</em>-scores.

z=\frac{x-\mu}{\sigma}

The distribution of these <em>z</em>-scores are known as the standard normal distribution, i.e. <em>Z</em> follows N (0, 1).

Now it is provided that a student has to score in the top 14% to receive a grade A.

That is, P (X > x) = 0.14.

⇒ P (X < x) = 1 - 0.14

                  = 0.86

⇒ P (Z < z) = 0.86

The value of <em>z</em> for this probability is:

<em>z</em> = 1.08.

*Use a <em>z</em>-table for the probability.

Compute the value of <em>x</em> as follows:

z=\frac{x-\mu}{\sigma}

x=\mu + z\ \sigma

   =76.9+(1.08\times 7.4)\\=76.9+7.992\\=84.892\\\approx 85

Thus, the minimum score required for an A grade is 85.

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