An analysis of the grades on the first test in history 101 revealed that they approximate a normal curve with a mean of 75 and a standard deviation of 8. the instructor wants to award the grade of a to the upper 10% of the test grades. to the nearest percent, what is the dividing point between an a and a b grade?
select one:
a. 80
b. 85
c. 90
d. 95

b. 85

Step-by-step explanation:

Average grade (μ) = 75

Standard deviation (σ) = 8

Assuming a normal distribution, the z-score corresponding to the upper 10% of the test grades is z = 1.28.

The minimum grade 'X' within the top 10% is given by:

Rounding to the nearest percent, the dividing point between an A and a B grade is 85.

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step-by-step explanation:

7.   there are 10 data points in the set.   the middle point is between 5 and 6.   the middle point in the top half is 8   and the middle point in the bottom half is 3. to find the iqr , take point 8 and subtract point 3

mid term   point 8 = 100   point 3 = 88

iqr = 100-88 = 12

final   point 8 = 93   point 3 = 78

iqr = 93 - 78 = 15

the final has the greatest iqr

6.   b - there is a high data value that causes the data set to be asymmetrical for the males: the data for males are high and asymmetrical .   there is an outlier for the males that skews the data

5.   the   iqr is a better measure of spread for the movies and basketball games.   since the basketball game has an outlier, we do not want to use standard deviation for measurement.  

3.   the exam median is much higher than the class median.   the median line is farther to the right on the exams

2.   there is no way to tell what the means are from the box and whisker plots.