A Random Variable Is Normally Distributed with a Mean of -50

question 108

Multiple Choice

A random variable is normally distributed with a mean of -50 and a standard deviation of 10. If an observation is randomly selected from the distribution, what value will be exceeded 85% of the time?

• A) -60.34
• B) 60.34
• C) -39.66
• D) 39.66

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