Assume GRE Scores Are Normally Distributed with a Mean of 500

question 9

Multiple Choice

Assume GRE scores are normally distributed with a mean of 500 and a standard deviation of 100. A student's verbal GRE score is 470. What is the percentile rank of this score?

• A) 48
• B) -.3
• C) 30
• D) 38

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