Answer:
61.1% of high school student who took the SAT in 2015 will have a critical reading SAT score between 400 and 600 points.
Step-by-step explanation:
We are given the following information in the question:
Mean, μ = 495
Standard Deviation, σ = 116
We are given that the distribution of scores from the 2015 school year for high school students in the United States is a bell shaped distribution that is a normal distribution.
Formula:
[tex]z_{score} = \displaystyle\frac{x-\mu}{\sigma}[/tex]
P(SAT score between 400 and 600 points)
[tex]P(400 \leq x \leq 600) = P(\displaystyle\frac{400 - 495}{116} \leq z \leq \displaystyle\frac{600-495}{116}) = P(-0.818 \leq z \leq 0.905)\\\\= P(z \leq 0.905) - P(z < -0.818)\\= 0.8173 - 0.2064= 0.6109 \approx 61.1\%[/tex]
[tex]P(400 \leq x \leq 600) = 61.1\%[/tex]
Thus, 61.1% of high school student who took the SAT in 2015 will have a critical reading SAT score between 400 and 600 points.