Mensa is an organization whose members possess IQs that are in the top 2% of the population. It is known that IQs are normally distributed with a mean of 100 and a standard deviation of 16. Find the minimum IQ needed to be a Mensa member. Round the answer for IQ score to the nearest integer.

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Mensa is an organization whose members possess IQs that are in the top 2% of the
population. It is known that IQs are normally distributed with a mean of 100 and a
standard deviation of 16. Find the minimum IQ needed to be a Mensa member. Round
the answer for IQ score to the nearest integer.

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