Students Who Have Completed a Speed Reading Course Have Reading

question 30

Multiple Choice

Students who have completed a speed reading course have reading speeds that are normally distributed with a mean of 950 words per minute and a standard deviation equal to 220 words per minute. Based on this information, what is the probability of a student reading at more than 1400 words per minute after finishing the course?

• A) 0.0202
• B) 0.5207
• C) 0.4798
• D) 0.9798

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