A study by the department of education of a certain state was trying to determine the mean SAT scores of the graduating high school seniors. The study found that the mean SAT score was 457 with a margin of error of 20 . Which of the following is a reasonable value for the true mean SAT score of graduating high school seniors?471.2485.2428432.8
Q. A study by the department of education of a certain state was trying to determine the mean SAT scores of the graduating high school seniors. The study found that the mean SAT score was 457 with a margin of error of 20 . Which of the following is a reasonable value for the true mean SAT score of graduating high school seniors?471.2485.2428432.8
Identify Range of True Mean: Identify the range of the true mean SAT score using the given mean and margin of error. The margin of error means that the true mean could be as low as 457−20 and as high as 457+20.
Calculate Lower Limit: Calculate the lower limit of the true mean SAT score.Lower limit = Mean - Margin of error = 457−20=437
Calculate Upper Limit: Calculate the upper limit of the true mean SAT score.Upper limit = Mean + Margin of error = 457+20=477
Determine Values in Range: Determine which of the given values fall within the calculated range.The values 471.2 and 432.8 fall within the range of 437 to 477, while the values 485.2 and 428 do not.
Select Reasonable Values: Select the reasonable values for the true mean SAT score. The reasonable values are 471.2 and 432.8.
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