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    Unhappy having difficulty with question similiar to previous post

    Still having difficulty solving for u and s

    Question is

    It is known that the IQ scores of workers in a certain company are normally distributed with a standard deviation of ten. If 0.13% of workers have IQs in excess of 130, calculate the mean IQ.

    This is what I gather from question

    s=10
    p(x>130)=P(z>.13)

    z value in chart for .13 is 1.13

    z=x-u/s or -1.13=x-u/10

    stuck at this point - I think I am having problem with rearranging formual to solve for u and s as example questions in course have only had me solve for x and z not u and s

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    You actually need P(z > 0.0013), which is Z=3.011

    You're given s = 10 and x = 130

    z = (x - u)/s

    3.011 = (130 - u) / 10

    Solve for u.

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    thanks got this one,

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