IQ Scores (As Measured by the Stanford-Binet Intelligence Test) Are

question 64

Short Answer

IQ scores (as measured by the Stanford-Binet intelligence test) are normally distributed with a mean of 100 and a standard deviation of 16. Find the approximate number of people in the U.S. (assuming a total population of 280,000,000) with an IQ higher than 120.
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Round your answer to the nearest 100,000.
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__________ people

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