The combined math and verbal scores for students taking a national standardized examination for college admission, is normally distributed with a mean of 2880 and a standard deviation of 300. If a college requires a student to be in the top 15 % of students taking this test, what is the minimum score that such a student can obtain and still qualify for admission at the college? answer:(round to the nearest integer)

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The combined math and verbal scores for students taking a national standardized examination for college admission, is normally distributed with a mean of 2880 and a standard deviation of 300. If a college requires a student to be in the top 15 % of students taking this test, what is the minimum score that such a student can obtain and still qualify for admission at the college?
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