
At N.B.H.S., there are 245 seniors scheduled to graduate. The top ten percent in grade average will receive a scholarship. If the mean of the population is 88, with a standard deviation of 3, then what is the cut-off score to be in the top 10 percent?
If you are a freshman and in the bottom five percent of reading scores, then you are required to be in a remedial reading class to imporve your reading. The population mean for reading scores is 54, with a standard deviation of 12. What is the cut-off score that determines if you are required to take the remedial course?

In the N.B.A., being in the middle 70 percent of the league is not a good thing. If you are, you usually miss the playoffs and you are not eligible for a lottery pick. The average wins for a N.B.A. team is 41, with a standard deviation of six. What are the cutoff scores for the middle 70 percent in terms of wins. Round your answers to whole numbers (wins).
What is the probability of being accepted to UCONN with a SAT score of 1220? The population mean for SAT scores is 1130, with a standard deviation of 45.
The top 20 percent of all statisticians earn over $155,000. The population mean for statisticians is $140,000. What is the standard deviation for this distribution?