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Suppose that you are an elementary school teacher and you areevaluating the reading levels of your students. You find anindividual that reads 42 word per minute. You do some research anddetermine that the reading rates for their grade level are normallydistributed with a mean of 80 words per minute and a standarddeviation of 20 words per minute.

a. At what percentile is the child's reading level (roundfinal answer to one decimal place).

b. Create a graph with a normal curve that illustrates theproblem.

For the graph do NOT make an empirical rule graph, justinclude the mean and the mark off the area that corresponds to thestudent's percentile. There is a Normal Distribution Graphgenerator linked in the resources area. Upload file containing yourgraph below.

c. Make an argument to the parents of the child for the needfor remediation. Structure your essay as follows:

A basic explanation of the normal distribution

Why the normal distribution might apply to thissituation

Describe the specific normal distribution for this situation(give the mean and standard deviation)

Interpret the answer to part a. including a definition ofpercentile.

Explain how the graph created in part b. represents thechild's reading level.

Use the answers to parts a. and b. to emphasize the gravity ofthe situation.

Give a suggested course of action