Consider the continuous normal random variable, X = {a typical customer’s expenditure at Baby-Toy Store. The population mean and standard deviation is $40 and $8, respectively. What is the probability that a next customer’s purchase is less than $35?

Consider the continuous normal random variable, X = {a typical customer’s expenditure at Baby-Toy Store. The population mean and standard deviation is $40 and $8, respectively. What is the probability that a next customer’s purchase is less than $35?

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Consider the continuous normal random variable, X = {a typical customer’s
expenditure at Baby-Toy Store. The population mean and standard deviation is $40
and $8, respectively.
What is the probability that a next customer’s purchase is less than $35?

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