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4 The scores of adults on an IQ test are approximately Normal with mean 100 and standard deviation 15. Alysha scores 135 on such a test. She scores higher than what percent of all adults? (a) About 5% (b) About 95% (c) About 99%
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Here, Mean = 100 and Standard Deviation = 15

~ _ score = 100-100 15 233

For z-score 2.33, Area = 0.9901 [from z chart given below]

Hence, Alysha score above about 99% adult people.

0.0 .5000 .5040 .5080.5120.5160.5199.5239 .5279.5319.5359 0.1 .5398 .5438.5478 .5517 5557 5596 .5636 .5675 .5714 .5753 0.2 5793 .5832.5871.5910 .5948.5987 .6026 .6064 .6103 .6141 0.3 .6179 .6217 .6255 .6293 .6331 .6368 .6406 .6443 .6480 .6517 0.4 .6554 6591.6628 .6664 6700.6736 .6772 .6808 .6844 .6879 0.5 .6915 .6950 .6985 .7019 .7054 .7088 7123 .7157 .7190 .7224 0.6 .7257.7291.7324 .7357 .7389 .7422 .7454 .7486 .7517 .7549 7642 .7673 .7704 .7734 .7764 .7794 .7823 .7852 0.8 .7881 .7910 .7939 .7967 .7995 .8023 .8051 .8078 .8106 .8133 0.9 8159 .8186 .8212 .8238 8264.8289 .8315 .8340 .8365 .8389 1.0 .8413 .8438 8461 8485 .8508 8531 .8554 .8577 .8599 .8621 1.1 8643 .8665 .8686 .8708 .8729 8749 .8770 .8790 .8810 .8830 1.2 8849 .8869 .8888 .8907 8925 8944.8962.8980 .8997.9015 1.3 .9032 .9049 .9066 .9082 .9099 .9115 .9131 .9147 .9162 .9177 1.4 .9192 9207 .9222 .9236 .9251 .9265 9279 .9292.9306.9319 1.5 .9332 .9345 .9357 .9370 .9382 .9394 .9406 .9418 .9429 .9441 1.6 9452 9463 9474.94849495 .9505 .9515 .9525 .9535 .9545 1.7 .9554 .9564.9573 .9582 .9591 .9599 9608 .9616 .9625 .9633 1.8 .9641 .9649 .9656 .9664.9671 .9678 .9686 9693 9699 9706 1.9 .9713 .9719 .9726 .9732 .9738 .9744 .9750 .9756 .9761 .9767 2.0 .9772 97789783 .9788.9793 .9798 .9803 .9808 .9812 .9817 2.1 .9821 .9826 9830 .9834 .9838 .9842 .9846 9850 .9854 .9857 2.2 9861 9864 .9868 .9871 .9875.9878.9881.9884.9887.9890 2.3 .9893 9896 .9898 .9901 .9904 9906 .9909 .9911 .9913 9916 2.4 .9918 .9920.9922.9925.9927.9929 .9931 .9932 .9934 .9936 2.5 .9938 .9940 .9941 9943 .9945 9946 .9948 9949 .9951 .9952 2.6 .9953 .9955 .9956 .9957.9959.9960.9961.9962.9963.9964 2.7 .9965 .9966 .9967 .9968 .9969 .9970 .9971 .9972 .9973 .99744 2.8 .9974 .9975.9976.9977.9977.9978 .9979 .9979.9980 .9981 9982 .9982 .9983 .9984 .9984 .9985 .9985 .9986 .9986 3.0 .9987.9987.9987.9988.9988 .9989 .9989 .9989 .9990 .9990 3.1 .9990 .9991 .9991.9991 .9992 .9992 .9992 .9992.9993.9993 3.2 9993 .9993 .9994.9994.9994.9994.9994.9995.9995.9995 3.3 .9995 9995 .9995 .9996 .9996 .9996 .9996 .9996 .9996 .9997 3.4 .9997 9997 .9997 9997 .9997 .9997 .9997 9997 .9997 .9998

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