A study was conducted on students from a particular high school over the last 8 years. The following information was found regarding standardized tests used for college admitance. Scores on the SAT test are normally distributed with a mean of 1071 and a standard deviation of 197. Scores on the ACT test are normally distributed with a mean of 22.3 and a standard deviation of 5.2. It is assumed that the two tests measure the same aptitude, but use different scales.
A study was conducted on students from a particular high school over the last 8 years. The following information was found regarding standardized tests used for college admitance. Scores on the SAT test are
If a student gets an SAT score that is the 52-percentile, find the actual SAT score.
SAT score =
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What would be the equivalent ACT score for this student?
ACT score =
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If a student gets an SAT score of 1288, find the equivalent ACT score.
ACT score =
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