Gayle Had a Score of 80 in a Class with a Mean

question 17

Multiple Choice

Gayle had a score of 80 in a class with a mean of 70 and a standard deviation of 5.Her z-score is

• A) +2.0.
• B) +1.0.
• C) -1.0.
• D) -2.0.

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