To Be Eligible for Further Consideration, Applicants for Certain Civil

question 176

Multiple Choice

To be eligible for further consideration, applicants for certain Civil Service positions must first pass a written qualifying examination on which a score of 70 or more must be obtained. In a recent examination it was found that the scores were normally distributed with a mean of 67 points and a standard deviation of 6 points. Determine the percentage of applicants who passed the written qualifying examination. ​

• A) 18.79% applicants passed the written qualifying examination.
• B) 19.52% applicants passed the written qualifying examination.
• C) 24.74% applicants passed the written qualifying examination.
• D) 30.85% applicants passed the written qualifying examination.