An article in an educational journal discussing a non-conventional high school reading program reports, with 95% confidence, the average score on the reading portion of the SAT is between 520 and 560. The study was based on a random sample of 20 students and it was assumed that SAT scores would be approximately normally distributed. Determine the average SAT reading score of the 20 students sampled.

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An article in an educational journal discussing a non-conventional high school reading program reports,
with 95% confidence, the average score on the reading portion of the SAT is between 520 and 560.
The study was based on a random sample of 20 students and it was assumed that SAT scores would
be approximately normally distributed.
Determine the average SAT reading score of the 20 students sampled.

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