How Laude? Many educational institutions award three levels of Latin honors ofte

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How Laude? Many educational institutions award three levels of Latin honors often based on GPA. These are cumlaude (with high praise), magnacumlaude (with great praise), and summacumlaude (with highest praise). Requirements vary from school to school. Suppose the GPAs at State College are normally distributed with a mean of 2.7 and standard deviation of 0.49.

(a) Suppose State College awards the top 2% of students (based on GPA) with the summacumlaude honor. What GPA gets you this honor? Round your answer to 2 decimal places.
______ GPA or higher

(b) Suppose State College awards the top 10% of students (based on GPA) with the magnacumlaude honor. What GPA gets you this honor? Round your answer to 2 decimal places.
______ GPA or higher

(c) Suppose State College awards the top 20% of students (based on GPA) with the cumlaude honor. What GPA gets you this honor? Round your answer to 2 decimal places.

________ GPA or higher

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How Laude? Many educational institutions award three levels of Latin honors often based on GPA. These are cumlaude (with high praise), magnacumlaude (with great praise), and summacumlaude (with highest praise). Requirements vary from school to school. Suppose the GPAs at State College are normally distributed with a mean of 2.7 and standard deviation of 0.49.

(a) Suppose State College awards the top 2% of students (based on GPA) with the summacumlaude honor. What GPA gets you this honor? Round your answer to 2 decimal places.
______ GPA or higher

(b) Suppose State College awards the top 10% of students (based on GPA) with the magnacumlaude honor. What GPA gets you this honor? Round your answer to 2 decimal places.
______ GPA or higher

(c) Suppose State College awards the top 20% of students (based on GPA) with the cumlaude honor. What GPA gets you this honor? Round your answer to 2 decimal places.

________ GPA or higher

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