Consider the continuous normal random variable, X = {a typical customer’s expenditure at Baby-Toy Store. The population mean and standard deviation is $25 and $5, respectively. What is the probability that a next customer’s purchase is between $20 and $3

Consider the continuous normal random variable, X = {a typical customer’s expenditure at Baby-Toy Store. The population mean and standard deviation is $25 and $5, respectively. What is the probability that a next customer’s purchase is between $20 and $3

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