Since normality may be assumed and the mean is 500 with SD 100 then: a) To determine the percentile rank of a student with a score of 350 we must determine the proportion of observations less than 350 and so we must use the transformation rule. z=(350-500)/100=-1.5 From our tables, the proportion between -1.5 and 1.5 is 86.64% and so the required proportion is (100-86.64)/2=6.7% Hence the student is at the 7th percentile (rounded). b) To be at the 75th percentile the student should obtain a score that would result in 25% of students having a higher score. We therefore need to use the transformation rule but must first, due to symmetry, find the z value from our table that corresponds to a proportion of 50% between -z and z. The required z value is 0.7. 0.7=(x-500)/100 x=100*0.7+500=570 Hence the student needs a score of 570 on the Math SAT.