A large number of students took a departmental math test 6.5% of students scored 88 or more from the scale of 100. The scores have a bell-shaped distribution with a standard deviation of 8.2 If the minimum score to pass the test is 62 what fraction of the students failed the test? a 0.0488 b 0.0542 c 0.0602 d 0.0719

A large number of students took a departmental math test 6.5% of students scored 88 or more from the scale of 100. The scores have a bell-shaped distribution with a standard deviation of 8.2 If the minimum score to pass the test is 62 what fraction of the students failed the test? a 0.0488 b 0.0542 c 0.0602 d 0.0719

Managerial Economics: A Problem Solving Approach

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ISBN:9781337106665

Author:Luke M. Froeb, Brian T. McCann, Michael R. Ward, Mike Shor

Publisher:Luke M. Froeb, Brian T. McCann, Michael R. Ward, Mike Shor

Chapter17: Making Decisions With Uncertainty

Section: Chapter Questions

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