A student asked a statistics professor if grades were marked "on the curve." The professor decided to give the student a project to determine if last year's statistics grades were normally distributed. The professor told the student that last year's mean mark was 70 with a standard deviation of 10 and to use the following results. What is the expected number of A's?
A) 18.25
B) 20.00
C) 13.59
D) 15.87
E) 15.63

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A student asked a statistics professor if grades were marked "on the curve." The professor decided to give the student a project to determine if last year's statistics grades were normally distributed. The professor told the student that last year's mean mark was 70 with a standard deviation of 10 and to use the following results.  What is the expected number of A's?
A) 18.25 
B) 20.00 
C) 13.59 
D) 15.87 
E) 15.63

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The Answer of A student asked a statistics professor if grades were marked "on the curve." The professor decided to give the student a project to determine if last year's statistics grades were normally distributed. The professor told the student that last year's mean mark was 70 with a standard deviation of 10 and to use the following results.  What is the expected number of A's?
A) 18.25 
B) 20.00 
C) 13.59 
D) 15.87 
E) 15.63

A Student Asked a Statistics Professor If Grades Were Marked