A company produces steel rods. The lengths of the steel rods are normally distributed with a mean of 212.1-cm and a standard deviation of 0.8-cm. Find the probability that the length of a randomly selected steel rod is less than 209.7-cm.

A company produces steel rods. The lengths of the steel rods are normally distributed with a mean of 212.1-cm and a standard deviation of 0.8-cm. Find the probability that the length of a randomly selected steel rod is less than 209.7-cm.

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