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Assume that the population of heights of male college students is approximately normally distributed with mean m of 70 inches and standard deviation s of 3.75 inches. Show all work.

(A) Find the proportion of male college students whose height is greater than 68 inches.

(B) Find the proportion of male college students whose height is no more than 68 inches.

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