The sample mean and sample standard deviation of all San Francisco student scores on the most recent Scholastic Aptitude Test examination in mathematics were 517 and 120. Approximate the probability that a random sample of 144 students would have an average score exceeding a. 507; b. 517; c. 537; d. 550.

The sample mean and sample standard deviation of all San Francisco student scores on the most recent Scholastic Aptitude Test examination in mathematics were 517 and 120. Approximate the probability that a random sample of 144 students would have an average score exceeding a. 507; b. 517; c. 537; d. 550.

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