A Distribution with µ = 55 and σ = 6

question 57

Multiple Choice

A distribution with µ = 55 and σ = 6 is being standardized so that the new mean and standard deviation will be µ = 50 and σ = 10.When the distribution is standardized,what value will be obtained for a score of X = 58 from the original distribution?

• A)X = 53
• B)X = 55
• C)X = 58
• D)X = 61

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