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A final examination at Podunk University is constructed so

that the test scores are approximately normally distributed, with parameters [math]\mu[/math] and [math]\sigma[/math]. The instructor assigns letter grades to the test scores as shown in Table (this is the process of “grading on the curve”).

Grading on the curve.
Test Score Letter grade
[math]\mu + \sigma \lt x[/math] A
[math]\mu \lt x \lt \mu + \sigma[/math] B
[math]\mu - \sigma \lt x \lt \mu [/math] C
[math]\mu - 2\sigma \lt x \lt \mu - \sigma[/math] D
[math]x \lt \mu - 2\sigma[/math] F

What fraction of the class gets A, B, C, D, F?