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Most graduate schools of business require applicants for admission to take the Graduate Management Admission Council’s GMAT examination. Scores on the GMAT are roughly normally distributed with a mean of 527 and a standard deviation of 112. How high must an individual score on the GMAT in order to score in the highest 5%? Answer must be in a whole number.
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