Calculus and Its Applications (11th Edition)
Calculus and Its Applications (11th Edition)
11th Edition
ISBN: 9780321979391
Author: Marvin L. Bittinger, David J. Ellenbogen, Scott J. Surgent
Publisher: PEARSON
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Chapter CR, Problem 75E

Business: distribution of salaries. The salaries paid by a large corporation are normally distributed with a mean μ = $ 75 , 000 and a standard deviation σ = $ 6 , 000 .

a. Find the probability that a randomly chosen employee earns between $72,000 and $85,000 per year.

b. An executive of the corporation earns $90,000 per year. In what percentile of the salaries does this salary place him?

c. A new employee insists on a salary that is in the top 2% of salaries. What is the minimum salary that this employee would accept?

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