Find the standard deviation of the distribution in the following situations. (a) MENSA is an organization whose

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Find the standard deviation of the distribution in the following situations.

(a) MENSA is an organization whose members have IQs in the top \(2 \%\) of the population. IQs are normally distributed with mean 100, and the minimum IQ score required for admission to MENSA is 132.

(b) Cholesterol levels for women aged 20 to 34 follow an approximately normal distribution with mean 185 milligrams per deciliter \((\mathrm{mg} / \mathrm{dl})\). Women with cholesterol levels above \(220 \mathrm{mg} / \mathrm{dl}\) are considered to have high cholesterol and about \(18.5 \%\) of women fall into this category.

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