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OpenStudy (anonymous):

The time required to finish a test is normally distrubuted with a mean of 60 minuties and a standard deviation of 10 minutes. What is the probability that a student will finish the test in less that 70 minutes? Is the answer 84%?

OpenStudy (kropot72):

How did you get that result?

OpenStudy (anonymous):

(100% - 32%)/2

OpenStudy (kropot72):

But that equals 34, not 84.

OpenStudy (kropot72):

Also it is usual to express probability as a measure on a scale 0 to 1. Probability should not properly be expressed as a percentage in statistics.

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