The mean on a Advanced Algebra test was 78 with a standard deviation of 8. If the test scores are normal distributed, find the interval about the mean that contains 99.7% of the scores. Use the empirical rule.

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Do you know the 68-95-99.7 rule? Approximately 68% of scores in normal distribution are within one standard deviation (34% on each side of the mean), 95% within 2 SD, and 99.7% within 3 SD.

±3Z = (score-mean)/SD