Review Book A advercises an average SAT gain of 40 points with a standard devation of 12 points, and Review Book 8 claims an average SAT gain of 35 points with a standard deviation of 15 points. Assuming both assertions are correct and assuming normal distributions, which review book is more likely to result in an $AT gain of over 60 points? (A) Review Book ( A ) because of its greater mein. (B) Review Book 5 because of its greater standard dwiation. (C) For both plans, the probablity of an SAT gain over 60 points is .04779. (D) For both plans, the probabilty of an SAT gain over 60 points is .95221 . (E) The problem camnot be solved from the informstion given.

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PROBABILITY 1 Review Book A advertises an average SAT gain of 40 points with a standard deviation of 12 points, and Review Book B claims an average SAT gain of 35 points with a standard deviation of 15 points. Assuming both assertions are correct and assuming normal distributions, which review book is more likely to result in an SAT gain of over 60 points? (A) Review Book A because of its greater mean. (B) Review Book B because of its greater standard deviation. (C) For both plans, the probability of an SAT gain over 60 points is .04779. (D) For both plans, the probability of an SAT gain over 60 points is .95221. (E) The problem cannot be solved from the information given. I PROBABILITY 1 Review Book A advertises an average SAT gain of 40 points with a standard deviation of 12 points, and Review Book B claims an average SAT gain of 35 points with a standard deviation of 15 points. Assuming both assertions are correct and assuming normal distributions, which review book is more likely to result in an SAT gain of over 60 points? (A) Review Book A because of its greater mean. (B) Review Book B because of its greater standard deviation. (C) For both plans, the probability of an SAT gain over 60 points is .04779. (D) For both plans, the probability of an SAT gain over 60 points is .95221. (E) The problem cannot be solved from the information given. I