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2. Discrete Math
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Consider the normal distributions drawn below (with different scales)

AREA=.9 AREA=.9
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******--**** SAME CHART
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NORMAL CURVE= 20 X1 NORMAL CURVE= 20 X2
STANDARD DEVIATION=5 STANDARD DEVIATION=8

They both have m = 20 and the area of the shaded region of each is 0.90. Which of the following holds?
a. x1 < x2
b. x1 > x2
c. x1 = x2
d. There is not enough information
e. x1 ³ x2