Answer:
Mean = 78.2
Standard deviation = 5.8
Step-by-step explanation:
Mathematically z-score;
= (x-mean)/SD
From the question;
12% of test scores were above 85
Thus;
P( x > 85) = 12%
P(x > 85) = 0.12
Now let’s get the z-score that has a probability of 0.12
This can be obtained from the standard normal distribution table and it is = 1.175
Thus;
1.175 = (85 - mean)/SD
let’s call the mean a and the SD b
1.175 = (85-a)/b
1.175b = 85 - a
a = 85 - 1.175b ••••••••(i)
Secondly 8% of scores were below 70
Let’s find the z-score corresponding to this proportion;
We use the standard normal distribution table as usual;
P( x < 70) = 0.08
z-score = -1.405
Thus;
-1.405 =( 70-a)/b
-1.405b = 70-a
a = 70 + 1.405b ••••••(ii)
Equate the two a
70 + 1.405b = 85 - 1.175b
85 -70 = 1.405b + 1.175b
15 = 2.58b
b = 15/2.58
b = 5.81
a = 70 + 1.405b
a = 70 + 1.405(5.81)
a = 78.16
So mean = 78.2 and Standard deviation is 5.8
Answer:
To work out the multiplier, first add or subtract the percentage from 100, then convert to a decimal. Example: we want to add 20% to £110. To work out the multiplier, add 20 to 100, to get 120, and then change it to a decimal (divide by 100) to get 1.2.
meiabatten191 helped me out on this question too.
For the average to be 90,
(99 + 93 + x) / 3 = 90
or 192 + x = 270
or x = 270 - 192 = 78
Jim must score at least 78 in the third test.
This is the answer I got according to the app called “Math”
