HELP HELP PLEASE The University of Townville gives a full scholarship to any student who scores in the top 4% of students on the SMRT standardized exam. SMRT scores have a mean of 260 and a standard deviation of 22. What score does a student need to attain in order to receive the scholarship? Round your answer to the nearest whole number.

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HELP HELP PLEASE  The University of Townville gives a full scholarship to any student who scores in the top 4% of students on the SMRT standardized exam. SMRT scores have a mean of 260 and a standard deviation of 22. What score does a student need to attain in order to receive the scholarship? Round your answer to the nearest whole number.

I got .8315 from the dist. table for .96.  then I worked formula.  83

.8315*22+260=280 rounded  worksheet says it should be 229.  please help

Steve · Answer

229 is clearly bogus! That is below the mean! I get 1.75 std above the mean for the top 4% better check that figure again.