In the country of United States of Heightlandia, the height measurements of ten-year-old children are approximately normally distributed with a mean of 54.6 inches, and standard deviation of 3.2 inches. Answer the following, rounding your answers to three decimal places where necessary. What is the probability that a randomly chosen child has a height of less than 53.1 inches? What is the probability that a randomly chosen child has a height of more than 57.3 inches?

In the country of United States of Heightlandia, the height measurements of ten-year-old children are approximately normally distributed with a mean of 54.6 inches, and standard deviation of 3.2 inches. Answer the following, rounding your answers to three decimal places where necessary. What is the probability that a randomly chosen child has a height of less than 53.1 inches? What is the probability that a randomly chosen child has a height of more than 57.3 inches?

A First Course in Probability (10th Edition)

10th Edition

ISBN:9780134753119

Author:Sheldon Ross

Publisher:Sheldon Ross

Chapter1: Combinatorial Analysis

Section: Chapter Questions

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