To Be Eligible for Further Consideration, Applicants for Certain Civil

question 6

Short Answer

To be eligible for further consideration, applicants for certain Civil Service positions must first pass a written qualifying examination on which a score of 80 or more must be obtained. In a recent examination, it was found that the scores were normally distributed with a mean of 70 points and a standard deviation of 10 points. Determine the percentage of applicants who passed the written qualifying examination.
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Round your answer to the nearest hundredth, if necessary.
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__________%

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