Major league baseball salaries averages $3.26 million with a standard deviation of $1.2 million in a certain year in the past. Suppose a sample of 100 major league players was taken . Find the approximate probability that the mean salary of the 100 players was no more than $3.0 million.

Major league baseball salaries averages $3.26 million with a standard deviation of $1.2 million in a certain year in the past. Suppose a sample of 100 major league players was taken . Find the approximate probability that the mean salary of the 100 players was no more than $3.0 million.

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