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What is the value of p in the equation y^ = -4x?

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4. jake needs to score in the top 10% in order to earn a physical fitness certificate. the class mean is 78 and the standard deviation is 5.5. what raw score does he need? z value for top 10% =1.282 how do i get the z value? what is the equation for this? raw score =mean+z*sd = 78+1.282*5.5 = 85.051