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by abandonliberty 4042 days ago
I would assume a normal distribution where 68% of the population land between 85 and 115. Or a movement of .4 SD. [0]

Nearly 16% of people would lie between 97 and 103. [1]

It's 40% of a full letter grade[2]

[0]http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Standard_deviation [1]http://www.wolframalpha.com/input/?i=area+e%5E%28-1%2F450+%2... [2]http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Academic_grading_in_the_United_...