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Assume that women's heights are normally distributed with a mean given by u = 63.1 in, and a standard deviation of 2.9 in.

a. If 1 woman is randomly selected, find the probability that her height is less than 64 in. __________(round to four decimal places)

b. If 40 women are randomly selected, find the probability that they have a mean height less than 64 in.____________(round to four decimal places)

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Assume that women's heights are normally distributed with a mean given by u = 63.1 in, and a standard deviation of 2.9 in.

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