Professor Elderman Has Given the Same Multiple Choice Final Exam

question 5

Multiple Choice

Professor Elderman has given the same multiple choice final exam in his Principles of Microeconomics class for many years.After examining his records from the past 10 years,he finds that the scores have a mean of 76 and a standard deviation of 12. Refer to Exhibit 7-4.What is the probability that a class of 36 students will have an average greater than 70 on Professor Elderman's final exam?

• A)0.0014
• B)0.3085
• C)0.6915
• D)0.9986

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Definitions:

Protein Synthesis

The biological process by which cells generate new proteins, translating genetic information from RNA into the amino acid sequence of proteins.

Initiation

The beginning or start of a process, event, or activity.

Elongation

Elongation in biology refers to the lengthening of structures or molecules, such as the growth of plant roots or the process during protein synthesis where the polypeptide chain is extended.

Termination

In genetics, termination refers to the end of the process of transcription or translation, finishing the synthesis of the RNA or protein molecule.