ording to AAA, the price of a gallon of regular, unleaded gas across gas stations in North olina is normally distributed with a mean of $2.39 and a standard deviation of $0.15. at is the probability that the price is between $2.30 and $2.60 per gallon? 2.27 0.64 0.89

ording to AAA, the price of a gallon of regular, unleaded gas across gas stations in North olina is normally distributed with a mean of $2.39 and a standard deviation of $0.15. at is the probability that the price is between $2.30 and $2.60 per gallon? 2.27 0.64 0.89

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According to AAA, the price of a gallon of regular, unleaded gas across gas stations in North
Carolina is normally distributed with a mean of $2.39 and a standard deviation of $0.15.
What is the probability that the price is between $2.30 and $2.60 per gallon?
0.27
O 0.64
0.89
0.74

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