Solve the Problem. -A Physical Fitness Association Is Including the Mile Run in Mile

question 39

Multiple Choice

Solve the problem.
-A physical fitness association is including the mile run in its secondary-school fitness test. The time for this event for boys in secondary school is known to possess a normal distribution with a mean of 440 seconds and a
Standard deviation of 50 seconds. The fitness association wants to recognize the fastest 10% of the boys with
Certificates of recognition. What time would the boys need to beat in order to earn a certificate of recognition
From the fitness association?

• A) 522.25 sec
• B) 376 sec
• C) 357.75 sec
• D) 504 sec

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