At a community college it is known that the grade point average (gpa) of all students has a distribution which is both mound shaped and symmetric. the mean of the distribution is 2.50 with a standard deviation of 0.5. it has been decided by the faculty senate that all students with gpas in the top 16% will graduate with honors. what is the minimum gpa that qualifies a student to graduate with honors? (hint: you will need to use the empirical rule to answer this question)

You have just been hired as a brand manager at kelsey-white, an american multinational consumer goods company. recently the firm invested in the development of k-w vision, a series of systems and processes that allow the use of up-to-date data and advanced analytics to drive informed decision making about k-w brands. it is 2018. the system is populated with 3 years of historical data. as brand manager for k-w’s blue laundry detergent, you are tasked to lead the brand's turnaround. use the vision platform to to develop your strategy and grow blue’s market share over the next 4 years.