INSTRUCTIONS. This assignment is worth 10 points. There are 2 extra credit points possible. Answer the following questions and show your work. *Round z scores, percentiles, and percentages to hundredths (2 decimal places) and z areas to ten thousandths (4 decimal places). This assignment is due on September 15.

Colleges currently rely on two measures of academic potential: the SAT and the ACT. The SAT has a mean score of 1016 and standard deviation of 212. The ACT has mean score of 21 and standard deviation of 4.7. Given this information, answer questions 1 through 8.

1. (2 points) Would it be better to have a score of 25 on the ACT or 1075 on the SAT? Show your work to support your answer.

2. (1 point) Skippy received a score of 1440 on the SAT. What was Skippy’s percentile? Show your work.

3. (1 point) Giovanni placed in the 46^th percentile on the SAT. What was his raw score? Show your work.

4. (1 point) Justin scored a 15 on the ACT. What was Justin’s percentile? Show your work.

5. (1 point) Elizabeth placed in the 60^th percentile on the ACT. What was her raw score? Show your work.

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