The Amount Spent on Textbooks for the Fall Term Was

question 173

Multiple Choice

The amount spent on textbooks for the fall term was recorded for a sample of five hundred university students. The mean expenditure was calculated to be $500 and the standard deviation of
The expenditures was calculated to be $100. Suppose a randomly selected student reported that
Their textbook expenditure was $700. Calculate the z-score for this studentʹs textbook expenditure.

• A)-3
• B)+2
• C)+3
• D)-2

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