Suppose that, for a certain mathematics class, the scores are normally distributed with a mean of 75 and a standard deviation of 8. The teacher wishes to give A's to the top 5% of the students and F's to the bottom 5%. The next 15% in either direction will be given B's and D's, with the other students receiving C's. Find the bottom cutoff for receiving an A grade. (You may need to use the standard normal distribution table. Round your answer to the nearest whole number.)

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Suppose that, for a certain mathematics class, the scores are normally distributed with a mean of 75 and a standard deviation of 8. The teacher wishes to give A's to the top 5% of the students and F's to the bottom 5%. The next 15% in either direction will be given B's and D's, with the other students receiving C's. Find the bottom cutoff for receiving an A grade. (You may need to use the standard normal distribution table. Round your answer to the nearest whole number.)

 

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