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If 30% of all dogs in a city have brown hair. In a sample of 500 dogs, what is the probability that less than 140 dogs have brown hair? O 0.8849 O 0.1539 0.1151 O 0.8461

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O 0.8849
O 0.1539
0.1151
0.8461

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