Question The distribution of course grades in a very large class is (approximately) Normal with mean 48 and standard deviation 14. The minimum possible grade is 0 and the maximum possible grade is 120. The course instructor is considering the possibility of a "bell curve" that will increase the mean grade to 77 and decrease the standard deviation to 6. If the bell curve is used, what is the new grade of the student whose original grade is at the 14-th percentile?

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The distribution of course grades in a very large class is (approximately) Normal with mean 48 and standard deviation 14. The minimum possible grade is 0 and the maximum possible grade is 120. The course instructor is considering the possibility of a "bell curve" that will increase the mean grade to 77 and decrease the standard deviation to 6. If the bell curve is used, what is the new grade of the student whose original grade is at the 14-th percentile?

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For old grades;{:[P(X <= x)=0.14],[=>P((x-48)/(14) <= (x-48)/(14))=0.14],[=>Phi((x-48)/(14))=0.14=Phi(-1.0803)],[=>(x-48)/(14)=-1.0803]:}Now a z score of -1.0803 for new gra ... See the full answer