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The document discusses applying the normal distribution concept to solve word problems. It provides an example of 12,000 students taking a college entrance exam scored normally distributed with a mean of 82 and standard deviation of 6, and asks follow up questions about how many students scored above, below, or between certain values on the exam.

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Final

The document discusses applying the normal distribution concept to solve word problems. It provides an example of 12,000 students taking a college entrance exam scored normally distributed with a mean of 82 and standard deviation of 6, and asks follow up questions about how many students scored above, below, or between certain values on the exam.

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Applying the normal curve

concept in solving word


problems
NORMAL DISTRIBUTION
Objectives:
after going through this lesson, you are expected
to; and

. Apply the normal curve in solving word


problems ; and

. Develop habit of reasoning using the


normal curve concept.

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Example

-12,000 STUDENTS TOOK THE COLLEGE


ENTRANCE EXAM. ONCE THE EXAM WAS
DONE, THE SCORES WERE COMPUTED. THE
DISTRIBUTION OF THE SCORE IS
NORMALLY DISTRIBUTED WITH 𝛍=82 AND
𝛔=6.
Follow up question

A. how many students got a score of


above 84?

B. how many students got a score of


below 71?
Follow up
question
C. HOW MANY STUDENTS GOT A SCORE OF
BETWEEN 77 AND 86?
D. F THE PASSING SCORE IS 90, HOW MANY
STUDENTS PASSED THE EXAM?
Follow up question

• E. if 27% of the students failed the exam, what


was the highest failing score?
• F. if 27% of the student failed the exam, how
many students got a failing score in the exam?

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Follow up question

Thank you for listening


• F. if E. if 27% of the students failed the exam, what was the highest failing score?

• 27% of the exam, how many students got a failing score in the exam?

• the student failed

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