Lori Becher has been the production manager of Medical Suppliers, Inc. (MSI), for the last 17 years. MSI is a producer of bandages and arm slings. During the last 5 years, the demand for the No-Stick bandage has been fairly constant. On the average, sales have been about 87,000 packages of No-Stick. Lori has reason to believe that the distribution of No-Stick follows a normal curve, with a standard deviation of 4,000 packages. What is the probability sales will be less than 81,000 packages?

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Lori Becher has been the production manager of Medical Suppliers, Inc. (MSI), for the last 17 years. MSI is a producer of bandages and arm slings. During the last 5 years, the demand for the No-Stick bandage has been fairly constant. On the average, sales have been about 87,000 packages of No-Stick. Lori has reason to believe that the distribution of No-Stick follows a normal curve, with a standard deviation of 4,000 packages. What is the probability sales will be less than 81,000 packages?

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