Jimmy walks a mile, and his previous times have a normal distribution with a mean of 8 minutes and standard deviation of 1 minute. What time does he have to make to get into his own top 10 percent of his fastest times?

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Jimmy walks a mile, and his previous times
have a normal distribution with a mean
of 8 minutes and standard deviation of
1 minute. What time does he have to make
to get into his own top 10 percent of his
fastest times?
Transcribed Image Text:Jimmy walks a mile, and his previous times have a normal distribution with a mean of 8 minutes and standard deviation of 1 minute. What time does he have to make to get into his own top 10 percent of his fastest times?
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